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Editor's Reflections
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Declaring trust in Jesus soothes the soul amid pandemicQuestions Corner
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Catholic attendance at civil wedding; Biden and same-sex marriage
Scripture Commentary
by Father Timothy M. Hayes
What makes this day different from all others?The Catholic Difference
by George Weigel
Embracing the kind of redeemer God appointed
Stewardship, Living Our Faith
by Jenna Zins
‘Give something, however small, to the one in need'
Faith in Action
by Jerry Freewalt
Faith, hope and love amid the coronavirus
The Everyday Catholic
by Rick Jeric
Virtual Triduum reflections during the coronavirus pandemic
Finding Faith in Everyday Life
by Sarah Reinhard
Easter still comes
Grace in the Moment
by Mary Van Balen
Celebrating the Triduum together while apart
Lighting the Way
by Joseph Thomas
Somewhere between serenity and somberness
Holy & Healthy
by Lori Crock
Time to ponder
Making Sense Out of Bioethics
by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
A hundred love letters tell a father he is treasured
Have Faith in Education
by Adam Dufault
Writing the next chapter for our Catholic schools
All That We Have
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Priests trained to safely give ‘last rites’ to COVID-19 patients
About 50 priests of the Diocese of Columbus have been trained to safely provide end-of-life sacramental care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Holy Week services, diocesan retreat
to be broadcast from Cathedral
With the world in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Robert Brennan has called for the diocese to come together via various forms of media for a Holy Week retreat from Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral led by Father Michael Kelly of the Pontifical College Josephinum.
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Through Him, with Him and in Him: Some thoughts on Easter Sunday
Ask any person of a particular generation where they were when a major historical event took place and they can recall that moment with great detail. Years from now when someone asks, “Where were you when the coronavirus pandemic took place?” you will be able share details about how daily life had been suddenly upended.
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Technology helps parishioners adjust to church closings
With churches being closed until at least May 3 because of the coronavirus pandemic, parishes throughout the Diocese of Columbus are using technology to maintain a sense of community.
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Celebrating Holy Week in your domestic church
In this strange time of quarantine, we still are called to participate in the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ. How can we enter into these celebrations to make these nights different from all others? And how can we do this from home?
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Bottoms Up distributes 30,000 diapers monthly
The Bottoms Up diaper drive started as an idea to help the poor in central Ohio by supplying diapers to families in need through food pantries and child care facilities.
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Most pantries report 50 percent increase in demand
Most of the diocese’s large food pantries are serving many more people than usual as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and there is concern about how the extra workload is affecting people now working at the pantries.
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The COVID-19 quarantines, lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are the perfect opportunity for conversion: for individuals, for the...
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By PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Expressing "deep concern for the spiritual and physical well-being" of the faithful, the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in America have urged clergy...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Portland By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In Maine, known as the "Pine Tree State," the solution to a prohibition on passing out palm branches at...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Handout via Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow in the U.S. faster than anywhere else in the world, the Catholic bishop of El Paso...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Kathleen Flynn, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The call to solidarity in Catholic social teaching is "an X-ray in our society that exposes the inequalities in our...
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