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AMDG: An adventure of faith and service for Jesuit high school students
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (433+ words) On paper, these two schools look very different; however, they are united by their Jesuit spirituality and commitment to service'something that recently has become strengthened through the AMDG program, run through Boston College's Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies and a…...
Surrogacy reduces children to products for sale, Vatican foreign minister says
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (775+ words) (OSV News) " Surrogacy violates the dignity of both unborn children and pregnant women, reducing them to mere commodities and victims of exploitation, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister. "One cannot evade reality in its essential core: This practice…...
There is room for Jesus: a Christmas homily on what Luke’s Gospel really says
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1472+ words) Every year we take out the nativity. We arrange it carefully. Mary. Joseph. A baby in a manger. It feels sacred'one of the last spaces in our world left untouched. But contemporary retellings challenge that calm. This year in Dedham,…...
Evangelist or Catholic influencer? Spreading the Gospel in the digital age.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (198+ words) This week on "Jesuitical," Ashley and Zac speak to Noah Banasiewicz, S.J. Noah is a Jesuit scholastic and lecturer in the School of Communication at Loyola University Chicago. Ashley, Zac and Noah talk about: In Signs of the Times, Ashley and…...
Caroling parties, snow days and gratitude journals: 24 unique ways to celebrate Advent
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (926+ words) The Advent season is a unique time for prayer, reflection and preparation. What can we do to make our hearts and our world ready for the coming of the Christ Child? The America editors and staff offer a few ideas....
Pope Leo tells U.S. high school students: Be intentional with screen time—and don’t use A.I. for homework
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (925+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. high school students to be "intentional" with their screen time, their prayer time and their involvement in a local parish. "One of my own personal heroes, one of my favorite saints, is St....
Pope Leo calls for greater vigilance over children’s access to AI
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (334+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence online and in schools demands stronger government-enforced safeguards, education in the critical use of media and more consistent monitoring by parents and teachers,PopeLeo XIV said. "Children and adolescents are particularly…...
Where God’s love and a parent’s care meet
3+ mon, 9+ hour ago (214+ words) A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Blessed are those servantswhom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. It won't surprise you to hear that we usually put these tasks off. Instead, we baked cakes, had…...
Guardian angels and our responsibility to our children
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (229+ words) A Reflection for the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels "See that you do not despise one of these little ones,for I say to you that their angels in heavenalways look upon the face of my heavenly Father." (Mt…...
Making room for a baby, in my heart and my home
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (238+ words) A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Maybe some day we will solve this problem by seeking out more square footage. But I am determined to stave off a move to the suburbs with all my…...