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Going to Galilee: Homily for April 5, 2026, Easter Sunday
“Alleluia!” It’s Easter! I was talking to a neighbor of mine just a few days ago. He was baptized in
Great moments in journalism: Did the headline writer skip this class in J-school?
These are The New York Times that try men's souls. This is just awful.
Why Gen Z men are flocking to Catholicism
Everybody's talking about the surge in conversion and church attendance. Here's a take from The Washington Post: The 6 p.m.
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I subscribe to Amy Welborn's blog, "Charlotte was Both," and clicked open the email for
Summer reading: ‘Communion’ by JD Vance, about his conversion to Catholicism
From The New York Times: Vice President JD Vance, the country’s most powerful Roman Catholic
Pope Leo on Trump and Iran: ‘Hopefully, he’s looking for an off-ramp’
From OSV News: Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders, including President Donald Trump by
France 2026: Want to retrace our steps? It’s all here.
For those who want to read all the posts from our trip, and see the
France 2026: Heading home — and learning some lessons
We're done? So soon? Ten days after we arrived in Europe, we left. It went
From The New York Times: Meet the podcasting Dominican Sisters
How cool is this? Check it out: Sister Miriam Holzman’s white habit was crisp and
France 2026: The last leg in Lisbon
And just like that, we were in the bus waving goodbye to Fatima. Teresa passed
France 2026: Discovering Fatima on foot — and sampling its food
Our first full day in Fatima! We began with a celebration at breakfast: one of
France 2026: Walking with a saint in Avila, praying the rosary in Fatima
When you think about a medieval city, with walls and turrets and a towering cathedral,
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