In this episode of The Moth podcast, Kate Barestrup describes losing someone she loved and how her work as a chaplain is about letting people grieve without whisking their beloved dead away. And Pilar Siman describes falling in love at 11PM Mass. Listen after the jump:
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Anna Keating gives picks for book lovers of all stripes looking to evangelize their imaginations after the jump:
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Like many parents, Kristin Grady Gilger was concerned when her son told her he planned to become a priest. Her family wasn’t even Catholic. Read it in America here: Vocation Crisis: A Mother Comes to Terms With Her Son’s Priesthood
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“If it’s a sign of our fallenness that we get the politicians we deserve, it’s surely a sign of grace that we get the teachers we don’t. For the last 52 years, the boys at Regis High School have been graced to have John L. Connelly as their teacher.” Read the rest of The Catholic Catalogue Profile, “Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion” by Professor Scott D. Moringello after the jump:
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This remembrance of the late Daniel Berrigan, SJ is notable for its emphasis on his priestly vow of poverty. Read it in The New York Times here: Remembering Daniel Berrigan a Penniless, Powerful Voice for Peace
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