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		<title>Transformed in the Eucharist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many Catholics, the mystery involved with receiving Holy Communion remains a distant reality. The language that the Church uses to define the mystery of the Eucharist is heavily philosophic, thus making it perhaps even more difficult to understand. Yet, we cannot ignore the fact that the Eucharist is at the heart of the Catholic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That Time of Year Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the year again. Most Christians have to face an important decision in their lives &#8212; what to “give up” for Lent. Last year I was invited to a Facebook page where people were posting the all-important decision they had made. I was fascinated that the trend hasn’t changed: no sweets and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a Tablecloth Taught Me About Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The night before I traveled to my brother’s wedding I was putting the finishing touches on his wedding gift: a hand-crocheted tablecloth. After four years in the making, it was wonderful to finally work on the last part &#8212; blocking it. This task was the most tedious. Stretching the tablecloth and pinning it at every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Women in Jesus&#8217; Family Tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A defining Gospel passage during Advent is the genealogy text from Matthew&#8217;s Gospel (1:1-17). At first glance, these verses simply appear to be a collection of names, and therefore incapable of producing any meaning other than the obvious &#8212; this is Jesus&#8217; family tree. After a closer look at this passage, it became apparent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Forgiveness (Only) Divine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have trouble forgiving? Well, I hope I don’t shatter anyone’s image of nuns, but I do, too. Some of the sayings connected with forgiveness don’t help. You know, sayings like Alexander Pope’s “To err is human, to forgive is divine” and Jesus’ command that we forgive 77 times (or 70 times seven times) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donna Freitas is best known for her provocative nonfiction book Sex and the Soul, which was based on scores of interviews she conducted with college-age students about &#8220;sexuality, spirituality, romance and religion on America&#8217;s college campuses.&#8221; Beyond her work as a scholar and college religion professor, however, Frietas has forged a parallel career as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Thirst</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though Good Friday is the most solemn day on the liturgical calendar, for much of my early life it was difficult for me to connect to Jesus and his experience, until my brother was diagnosed with cancer back when I was 19. My faith went through a wringer. All I could ask God was, why? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Life or Pro-Active?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past January 22 was the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the legalization of abortion in the United States. There aren&#8217;t very many other days in the United States that manifest such division. I can&#8217;t think of any other anniversary that has consistently been celebrated with public demonstrations of opposing beliefs and emotions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex &amp; the City &amp; Sister Bernadette</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/sex-the-city-sister-bernadette</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/features/sex-the-city-sister-bernadette#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be honest, I was never a fan of Sex and the City when it was on television so I really had no interest in seeing it when it hit the big screen earlier this summer. I just didn’t think it was my kind of movie as a nun, if you get my drift. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Different Kind of Priesthood</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holy Thursday begins what has been traditionally called the Sacred Triduum in Holy Week. It is the time in the Church&#8217;s calendar in which we liturgically commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. The significance of Holy Thursday is found at the Passover celebration of the Last Supper during which Jesus instituted the Sacraments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another V-day, Another Drama</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The split between the Gospel and culture is without a doubt the drama of our time,&#8221; wrote Pope Paul VI in 1975. Occasionally I am reminded of this &#8220;drama&#8221; when some Catholic group boycotts something. But nothing makes me more aware of how deep this split is than the debate over the performance of The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Between Two Worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metanoia films&#8217; mission statement &#8220;to make films that matter and have the potential of making a meaningful difference in people&#8217;s lives&#8221; is both lofty and laudable. To the young company&#8217;s credit their first film, Bella has received some attention on the festival circuit&#8212;most notably the People&#8217;s Choice award at the Toronto film fest&#8212;and is about [...]]]></description>
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