By Christina Capecchi
No television soundtrack is more deeply embedded in my memory than the opening song for “Little House on the Prairie.”
7/1/26
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By Sr. Constance Veit, LSP
St. Jeanne Jugan is often portrayed looking quite solemn, but she was actually very joyful.
6/26/26
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By Fr. Steven Oetjen
You might notice that we Christians often refer to each other as “brothers and sisters.”
6/26/26
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By Elizabeth Foss
Pale pink peonies at the perfect moment of bloom fill the church. They are utterly lovely.
6/25/26
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
Just a few days ago, YouTuber Jesse Ridgway announced that he and his wife made the “difficult decision” to abort their baby after testing indicating the child may be born with Down syndrome.
6/24/26
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By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
June 21 — MT 10:26-33
I take great solace in the fact that Jesus frequently exhorts his disciples with the words, “Do not be afraid.”
6/20/26
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
As July 4th rapidly approaches, the 2026 celebrations take on a special significance as they mark the nation’s “semiquincentennial” year: a quarter of a millennium since the Declaration of Independence declared that “these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent.”
6/18/26
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By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
Last summer at our parish Corpus Christi picnic, I spotted my 11-year-old daughter sitting on the grass, entertaining toddlers who belonged to a young couple we barely knew.
6/17/26
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By Christina Capecchi
It’s Wednesday morning on Lower Grey Cloud Island, a wooded retreat tucked 15 miles down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minn. The world feels lush and fertile, birdsong rising through a canopy of maples.
6/12/26
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