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Is It Wise to Call Friends 'Family'?

Is It Wise to Call Friends 'Family'?

Merridith Frediani

Family. It’s a word we hear often. A team may refer to itself as a family. Co-workers may identify as a family. We have long time friends

Is It Wise to Call Friends 'Family'?

Merridith Frediani

Family. It’s a word we hear often. A team may refer to itself as a family. Co-workers may identify as a family. We have long time friends

Editors' Choice: Sister Miriam, Fr. Mark-Mary, and More

Editors' Choice: Sister Miriam, Fr. Mark-Mary, ...

The Ascension Team

If your idea of starting the weekend off right involves immersing yourself in great Catholic content, take a look at our editors’ choices for best podcast, article, video, and new...

Editors' Choice: Sister Miriam, Fr. Mark-Mary, ...

The Ascension Team

If your idea of starting the weekend off right involves immersing yourself in great Catholic content, take a look at our editors’ choices for best podcast, article, video, and new...

Catholics, Conscience, and Catechesis

Catholics, Conscience, and Catechesis

Matthew Pinto

When we think about the word “conscience,” we often think about having “gut feelings,” “following your heart,” or “listening to your inner voice.” In the Catholic world, the issue of...

Catholics, Conscience, and Catechesis

Matthew Pinto

When we think about the word “conscience,” we often think about having “gut feelings,” “following your heart,” or “listening to your inner voice.” In the Catholic world, the issue of...

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Close Encounters of the Divine Kind

Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS

Pope Francis describes the missionary disciple as “a self-transcending subject, a subject projected towards encounter: an encounter with the Master

Close Encounters of the Divine Kind

Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS

Pope Francis describes the missionary disciple as “a self-transcending subject, a subject projected towards encounter: an encounter with the Master

The Eastern Catholic Churches: Part 3, the Alexandrian Rite

The Eastern Catholic Churches: Part 3, the Alex...

Nicholas LaBanca

There are three Churches which use the Alexandrian Rite in their liturgies. They are the Coptic Catholic Church, the Ethiopian Catholic Church, and the Eritrean Catholic Church.

The Eastern Catholic Churches: Part 3, the Alex...

Nicholas LaBanca

There are three Churches which use the Alexandrian Rite in their liturgies. They are the Coptic Catholic Church, the Ethiopian Catholic Church, and the Eritrean Catholic Church.

Walker Percy, MD, and the Diagnosis of a Secular Age

Walker Percy, MD, and the Diagnosis of a Secula...

Michelle Miller

Biographers of Walker Percy often begin their work with the distressing tale of how Percy’s grandfather, father, and mother committed suicide.

Walker Percy, MD, and the Diagnosis of a Secula...

Michelle Miller

Biographers of Walker Percy often begin their work with the distressing tale of how Percy’s grandfather, father, and mother committed suicide.