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A burdensome Lenten journey

Even Jesus didn’t want to take the journey he had to take before reaching Easter Sunday. Guest blog post by Lisa Calderone-Stewart We are more than half...

Bombs in Israel

Violence hits very close to home for our guest blogger in Israel. Guest blog post by Cathleen Chopra-McGowan “1-0-0. Come in, 1-0-0. 1-0-0, do you read me...

Do we have time for sports?

The NCAA tournament is over, the Cubs are above .500 after five games, and it’s time to talk faith and sports. Today I noticed a news story from Catholic...

The “L” is for Lent

Commute your way toward God this Lent. Guest blog post by Kevin Patrick Considine I live on the South Side of Chicago. Most days of the week, I take the...

Reclaim the “F” word

Just some Friday fun on this April Fools’ Day. H/T to @ReligionNewsNow who says simply, “Best. Sermon. Ever.”

What’s at stake in Libya

President Obama’s decision to join the Western coalition in its assault on pro-Qaddafi forces raises, as any use of force ordered by a U.S. president does...