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Thursday, December 11, 2025

A Lot To Offer: a recap of the recent Synod

A look at the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment KATIE PREJEAN McGRADY I was in the midst of changing my four-month-old daughter’s...

The World Meeting of Families is going on this week – details here!

The World Meeting of Families happens every three years. It is going on this week in Dublin, Ireland. Here are some links that will help...

We Mourn Benedict XVI

We, the team at Bayard, Inc., join with Universal Church in remembering Benedict XVI, who died on December 31, 2022. We thank God for his...

Help for Wildfire Victims in California

We lift our prayers for all those affected by the wildfires occurring in the Los Angeles area and beyond in California. Together we pray: + God...

“Potato-Draining Wisdom” – a short story from God Plays a Purple Banjo

Note from the Editor: This little vignette illustrates so much ... the domestic church and how it shapes the evangelization and nurturing of children,...

Recommended: The Parish Emergency Kit + supplement on the abuse crisis

We never know when a tragedy might strike us locally, nationally, or globally. It might be the horror of a nearby school shooting, or...

Coping with the Church Sex Abuse Scandals: Resources for Catechists (with updates)

This is not an easy time for the Catholic Church in the U.S., or the world, for that matter. We are scandalized by the...

Give Up Sin for Lent: Do like Dismas

SUSIE LLOYD On Calvary, on either side of Christ, hung two thieves. Both were equally guilty. Both were sentenced to death. Both had access to...

We Are All in this Together — on supporting the locals

SUSIE LLOYD My son Joe and I went out to buy meat at a local farm. It’s a little off the beaten path for me,...

The Culture of Netflix and Chill: a real life vs. an edited life (8-min....

Fr. Mike Schmitz, from Ascension Presents, gives a compelling discussion-starter for teens and adults. See additional info below.   Additional info: Fr. Mike references the movie...