Prayer, the monks remind us, is something learned. This implies being a student or disciple -- a learner. We also must have teachers. Beginning with the great teacher of prayer, Jesus himself, the ...

Prayers at the Graveside Aside from the time of mourning, the month of November, including especially All Saints' day and All Souls' day, is a traditional time for visiting graves, as is the ...

2700 Through his Word, God speaks to man. By words, mental or vocal, our prayer takes flesh. Yet it is most important that the heart should be present to him to whom we are speaking in prayer ...

But what exactly does it mean to place the word “Catholic” before such terms as school, education, or teacher? In his new book What Makes Education Catholic: Spiritual Foundations (Orbis Books, 2021), ...

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In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers. By Sadie Stein Edmund White seems to hold nothing back in his ...

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Rome’s diocese invited all the parishes and religious communities of the city to hold a communitarian silent prayer on ...

I carry a cross in my pocket. A simple reminder to me, of the fact that I am a Christian, no matter where I may be. This little cross is not magic. Nor is it a good luck charm. It isn’t meant to ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

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