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Finding God in the work of her hands

Jenny Keller has built a life around clay, spinning it into mugs, bowls and pitchers. Her craft doubles as prayer and practice.
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The full reliquary that contains the bones of St. Thérèse of Lisieux will visit the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Mich., from Oct. 1-8, 2025, as part of a national tour that ends Dec. 8. Stops include 10 dioceses in California, Oct. 10-30; San Antonio and several Carmels in the South, Oct. 31-Nov. 14; Holy Hill, Wis., Nov. 15-18; Washington, D.C., and environs, Nov. 19-30; Miami, Dec. 1-8.

St. Thérèse ‘provides a light’ for today’s world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour

The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 1-8 as part of a national tour.
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Benjamin Jacobson voices a young John the Evangelist and Ian Hanlin voices Jesus in the animated children’s film "Light of the World" by Salvation Poem Project.

Light of the World — PG (A-ll)

"Light of the World" (Salvation Poem Project), an animated recounting of the Gospel story, provides an excellent vehicle for delivering its fundamental message in an easily absorbed manner. Although the film includes material that would be too frightening for tots, more mature youngsters are its appropriate target audience.
Jenny Keller

Finding God in the work of her hands

Jenny Keller has built a life around clay, spinning it into mugs, bowls and pitchers. Her craft doubles as prayer and practice.
Benedictine Sister Linda Soler sprinkles holy water on Hill-Murray football players and their helmets at the end of practice Aug. 26. It is an annual ritual she initiated when she became chaplain of the football team.

Hill-Murray sports chaplain brings her Benedictine spirituality to all teams

The Hill-Murray varsity football team had just finished an intense practice Aug. 26. In three days, the Pioneers would open the regular season.
From left, Father Brent Bowman talks with Chesterton Academy students Joe Bullard, a junior, and Claire Sullivan, a senior, before Mass an all-school Mass at St. Gabriel in Hopkins Sept. 15. Father Bowman is chaplain at Chesterton Academy.

High school priest chaplains: The vanguard in archdiocesan mission territory

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has what some might consider a surprising new mission field: its own Catholic high school students.
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Archbishop Hebda shares how Sts. Frassati, Acutis greatly impact young Catholics

While Archbishop Bernard Hebda was in Rome during World Youth Day in 2000, it wasn’t unusual for St. John Paul II to speak about St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, he said. 
Father Dennis Zehren, pastor of Annunciation parish in Minneapolis, participated in the Aug. 27 prayer service at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, only hours after a shooting at an all-school Mass at Annunciation killed two children and injured more than a dozen more people. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT

Annunciation pastor Father Zehren shares gratitude for ‘outpouring of love’

The pastor of Annunciation in Minneapolis released a letter expressing his gratitude for "the outpouring of love" the Annunciation community has received in recent weeks.
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Protecting the shepherds among us

In a time of both clergy and teacher shortages, especially in rural dioceses, foreign-born religious workers are essential for ensuring the availability of the sacraments and mission-critical staff. For decades, these ministers have helped meet the spiritual and social needs of Catholic communities across the country, but the system that allows them to serve is facing serious challenges. 
The full reliquary that contains the bones of St. Thérèse of Lisieux will visit the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Mich., from Oct. 1-8, 2025, as part of a national tour that ends Dec. 8. Stops include 10 dioceses in California, Oct. 10-30; San Antonio and several Carmels in the South, Oct. 31-Nov. 14; Holy Hill, Wis., Nov. 15-18; Washington, D.C., and environs, Nov. 19-30; Miami, Dec. 1-8.

St. Thérèse ‘provides a light’ for today’s world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour

The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 1-8 as part of a national tour.
A police officer is loaded into a Medevac helicopter after a shooting incident in York County's North Codorus Township, Pa., Sept. 17, 2025. Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said.

Harrisburg bishop ‘deeply saddened’ by shooting that left 3 officers dead, 2 wounded

Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Harrisburg said he was "deeply saddened" by a shooting in rural Pennsylvania that claimed the lives of three police officers and injured two others.
A file photo shows a family praying around the dinner table.

Where is God when we’re grieving at home?

When kids start school, teachers will remind parents that it's not a bad thing if children have meltdowns after coming home. "They've been holding in big emotions all day," one kindergarten teacher assured us. "Now you as parents are their safe space to land."
Pope Leo XIV sits with Elise Allen, senior correspondent at Crux, for an interview at the pope's residence inside the Vatican's Palazzo Sant'Uffizio July 30, 2025. The biography of the pope is titled, "Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the XXI Century," and it will be published in Spanish by Penguin Peru Sept. 18. English and Portuguese editions of the book will be released in early 2026.

Pope nixes ‘virtual pope’ idea, explains concerns about AI

Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.
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Types, shadows, and God’s plan of redemption

“You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and evil. From that tree you shall not eat; when you eat from it you shall die.” This is the command the Lord gave to Adam as he dwelt in Eden.

How low can you go?

God of mercy, God of justice

The priest as spiritual father

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inside the capitol

Protecting the shepherds among us

In a time of both clergy and teacher shortages, especially in rural dioceses, foreign-born religious workers are essential for ensuring the availability of the sacraments and mission-critical staff. For decades, these ministers have helped meet the spiritual and social needs of Catholic communities across the country, but the system that allows them to serve is facing serious challenges. 

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