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Jan Karon, author of the Mitford series and the Father Tim books (Photo by her daughter, Candace Freeland)—“Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by myself with a book.” -Saint Thomas à Kempis(Quoted in In the Company of Others)—Summertime is the best time

Three months after the publication of Pope Francis’ exhortation on marriage and family, bishops around the world are studying practical ways to apply it.

At the end of the school year, when Rita’s kindergartener came home with his summer bucket list, he had written three words: “Swim. Movies. Picnic.”

The Irish parliament has defeated legislation that would have allowed abortion of fetuses diagnosed with life-limiting conditions.

Pope Francis said he will continue pressing for a church that is open and understanding despite opposition from some clerics who “say no to everything.”

You can sing the National Anthem as you stand by the American flag on your front porch.You can take your son to the neighborhood’s Fourth of July bicycle parade, counting the American flags along the way and singing, “My Country Tis of Thee” and “God Bless America.”You can make the