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An invitation to dive into the deep end of our faith

Entering a church, we Catholics reach for the holy water font, dip our fingers in, and, with dripping fingers, make the Sign of the Cross. Reading and viewing Catholic media has a lot of similarities with that act of blessing one’s self.

We are called to godliness, even in the business world

The new evangelization has focused on bringing Catholics back to the church so that the word of God and his sacraments can take hold of us and join us to him. At the same time, there is much work to be done for Catholics to bring God into the world.

Bodies some despise are those imprinted with God’s love

On August 15, the feast of the Assumption celebrates Mary taken into heaven body and soul. This is by the power exerted by her son’s suffering, triumph and ascent into heaven. Where Jesus is, Mary is, since Mary’s faith and love for him are unsullied by cynicism or bitterness, despite piercing sorrow. She believes the divine promises without pretense or hesitation.

Readers respond to Connecticut school shootings

The Catholic Spirit invited readers in its Dec. 20 edition to respond to the question: What is the best way to respond to the school shooting tragedy in Newtown, Conn.? The following were among the answers we received. Some have been excerpted for space reasons; go online to TheCatholicSpirit.com to read the full responses as well as others we received.

Lessons from a Pakistani teen who is fighting for her life

I have a new hero. Her name is Malala Yousafzai, and she’s a 14-year-old girl from Pakistan.

Watching for (c)

Every time I read this passage, I wonder if I’m limiting God’s options as well. Am I assuming the only answers are (a) or (b)? Am I open to receiving (c) instead?

Spider-Man, Iron Man, Superman and the God-Man

What is it about these stories — and the Spider-Man tale in particular — that fascinate us? May I suggest that it has something to do with Christianity, more precisely, with the figure around which all of the Christian religion revolves.

Just going to Mass? No, it’s more than that

When I mention that the former-speaker and his wife were at St. Richard’s, people say: “Why were they there?”
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