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Commandments for Making Friends by Ron Rolheiser, OMI

More than twenty-five hundred years ago, Moses gave us the ten commandments. The centuries since, the Enlightenment notwithstanding, haven’t given us a single reason to doubt the validity and importance of any of those precepts. However, as we struggle to live out them out, it might be helpful if Moses again descended from that same mountain with two new tablets of stone, spelling out some rules for better befriending each other, God, life, and ourselves. Perhaps this second set of commandments might read like this:

 

Pope Francis - Latest News from Catholic News Agency (CNA)

The Catholic News Agency (CNA) maintains an ongoing collection of news stories about Pope Francis.

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Favorite Quotes from Pope Francis' Visit to the United States from Busted Halo

Pope Francis may be back in Rome, but the loving and powerful words spoken throughout his time in the United States aren’t something we’ll soon forget. Busted Halo has compiled a list of some of their favorite quotes from his visit. Read

The Catechist: An Artist Disciple by Peter Ductram

As the year came to an end, many catechists and Catholic school teachers dialogued about the current changes in the U.S. Church landscape. One of the most interesting conversations happened around the topic of the priority of systematic formation for catechists. Some commented on the "importance of living our faith," to which others added the priority of knowing the faith and the art of sharing it with our children and youth in our religious education programs and in Catholic schools.

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Peter Ductram is the Archdiocesan Director of Catechesis, Archdiocese of Miami. He was born in Lima, Peru. Earned a MA in Theology in from Catholic Theological Union and is a Candidate for a MDiv. in Bible. He served in the Archdiocese of Chicago as Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, Director of Religious Education, Adjunct faculty at the University of Mundelein, and Coordinator of Evangelization Initiatives. Proactive bilingual leader with experience in faith formation and enrichment in multicultural environments.

Sr. Rose Goes to the Movies

I find Sr. Rose's  movie reviews very insightful. She is serving as an excellent editor and curator of the best in media and especially for connecting faith to everyday life.

Sr. Rose Goes To the Movies

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Coauthor with Susan Stark of Reflections from Pope Francis: An Invitation to Journaling, Prayer and Action.

https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2015/09/reflections-from-pope-francis-an-interview-with-susan-stark-and-dan-pierson/

A Spirituality for Busy People by Sr. Joyce Rupp, OSM

U. S. Catholic

All of us are pushed in a thousand directions over the course of a single day. Spouses, children, parents, work, friends—it can be hard to find the time for daily maintenance, much less the mental space to practice any kind of spirituality.

Having any kind of deepened spiritual life can often seem impossible. But Sister Joyce Rupp, O.S.M., an award-winning author and retreat leader, says that in fact, quite the opposite is true. The process is two-fold. We have to allow ourselves to be present in the moment and where we are in life, committing ourselves to our families and letting go of any guilt we feel for not being able to accomplish everything. But we also need to take the time to be kind to ourselves: to find those small moments of stillness where we can take a deep breath and remind ourselves that we still have a meaningful interior life.

In this web-exclusive excerpt of her interview with U.S. Catholic, Rupp teaches us how to start being aware of those small moments of spirituality in our daily lives.

- See more at: http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201508/spirituality-busy-people-30284#sthash.z1nMKagX.dpuf

All of us are pushed in a thousand directions over the course of a single day. Spouses, children, parents, work, friends—it can be hard to find the time for daily maintenance, much less the mental space to practice any kind of spirituality.

Having any kind of deepened spiritual life can often seem impossible. But Sister Joyce Rupp, O.S.M., an award-winning author and retreat leader, says that in fact, quite the opposite is true. The process is two-fold. We have to allow ourselves to be present in the moment and where we are in life, committing ourselves to our families and letting go of any guilt we feel for not being able to accomplish everything. But we also need to take the time to be kind to ourselves: to find those small moments of stillness where we can take a deep breath and remind ourselves that we still have a meaningful interior life.

In this web-exclusive excerpt of her interview with U.S. Catholic, Rupp teaches us how to start being aware of those small moments of spirituality in our daily lives.

- See more at: http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201508/spirituality-busy-people-30284#sthash.z1nMKagX.dpuf

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Francis of Assisi: Ordinary Saint