BH@WYD: Music at World Youth Day
After a week of interviews with pilgrims, priests and nuns, I was beyond excited to be able to play my familiar role as music journalist.…
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I´ve never had a conversation with a nun. In all my years of CCD, making my communion and confirmation, the nuns in my parish just…
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Four Tips for Keeping Your Semester Holy
I’m a college English professor with two children, ages 6 and 8. As a new school semester begins for our family, new routines automatically emerge.…
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Community Service: How You Can Act on Catholic Social Teaching Every Day
During my many years of volunteer service (primarily in hunger relief organizations), I’ve witnessed a frustrating phenomenon. While people (admirably) tend to focus on opportunities…
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Praying for Presence: How the Examen Helps Me Focus
When I was a kid, there were nights at the dinner table when my dad would get quiet and start staring off into the distance.…
read moreBH@WYD: Annie Goes to Confession
I haven´t been to confession in 10 years. It´s not that I refuse to go, it´s just something I never thought too much about. One…
read moreBH@WYD: Welcome to World Youth Day
The moment I stepped off the bus in Madrid I was surrounded by a whirlwind of languages. There were people from every country dressed in…
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