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That time I took Rice Krispie treats to a blogging conference and saw a bear

I woke up early on Saturday morning and drove more than two hours to Front Royal, Va., to attend a conference for Catholic women bloggers.Because I was alone, I didn’t have to pack juice boxes or Funyuns. I didn’t stop once for someone to use the bathroom. No one cared
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Imitation of Christ: The essence of a Catholic mindset

An image of Jesus is seen as Pope Francis greets a young woman during the World Youth Day welcoming ceremony in Blonia Park in Krakow, Poland, July 28. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)My wife and I recently finished watching a series on Netflix. As with any well-written show, I found myself engrossed
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Georgetown announces beginning of reconciliation for its slaveholding past

“There were two evils that took place,” John J. DeGioia said. “The sale of slaves and the breakup of families.”
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Canonization of St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata

This morning, here in Baltimore, we are spiritually united with millions of pilgrims who travelled to Rome for the canonization of St. Teresa of Kolkata – who will always be known to us simply as “Mother Teresa.”
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St. Teresa of Kolkata will always be ‘Mother’ Teresa, pope says

Pope Francis canonized St. Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4, calling her a "generous dispenser of divine mercy."
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Archbishop Lori commemorates St. Teresa’s canonization with Mass at Baltimore Basilica

Missionaries of Charity distributed holy medals with Mother Teresa’s image and the words, “Pray for us,” on the reverse.
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Pope: Christians can’t ignore suffering and have a clear conscience

I will never tire of saying that the mercy of God is not some beautiful idea but rather a concrete action, Pope Francis said.
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Statue at St. Ursula honors foundress of religious community and two students

The story behind a special statue at St. Ursula is one of heartbreak, joy and hope.
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Taking a lesson from Mother Teresa

Many years ago I read a story about a reporter who was interviewing Mother Teresa.He questioned how much time she and her sisters in the Missionaries of Charity spent in prayer and rest.You could be serving so many more people, he told her, if you spent less time praying and
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Movie Review: ‘The Light Between Oceans’

After fighting in World War I, Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) returns home to Australia a broken man.
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Mother Teresa’s 1975 visit to Notre Dame of Maryland University was awe-inspiring

“She had a quiet, spiritual aura that enveloped her and enveloped the people with her,” Sister Kathleen Feeley said.
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Pope proposes care for creation as a new work of mercy

The pope reflected on the need for an integral ecology in Christian life in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1.
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