'Tis the season to start thinking about our grand self-improvement plans for 2026, right? It's right around this time of year, when we're eating too many Christmas cookies, spending too much money, and just generally feeling overstressed and ...
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As I write this column, the world seems to be spinning out of control. Vitriol, blame and hatred are bouncing around social media and casual conversation so ...
My latest (and seventh) book of seasonal Scripture reflections — Waiting in Joyful Hope: Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas 2025-2026 — has recently ...
On a recent vacation to the Jersey Shore, I sat on my prayer cushion with a clear view of the Atlantic Ocean. As I settled into my sacred space, I spied a ...
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We find ourselves now at the midway point of our Lenten desert experience. Ash Wednesday is far behind us, and Easter not yet in sight. Although we walk this ...
As we prepare to begin our Lenten journey, join me for a conversation about ways we can expand our experience of the traditional pillars of Lent: prayer, ...
By Mary DeTurris Poust
“But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’ ” — Luke 10:29
One thing that has never been in question ...
Sure the Christmas season is still in our rearview mirror, but who doesn't love a reason to dip our toes into the next Advent and Christmas season a little ...
It was 17 years ago today — on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists — that I launched this blog. (You can read my original blog ...
Wildfires and wars, sickness and suffering of every kind. It can sometimes leave us crying out: “Where are you, God?” The silence can feel deafening at ...
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