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Deacons love the second day of Christmas…
Deacons love the second day of Christmas—because on this second day of Christmas, Catholics remember St. Stephen the Archdeacon and Protomartyr. In the Acts of
December 26, 2024
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Looking back on 2024: DD’s Year in Review
An essential grace of 2024 is the undeniable movement of the Holy Spirit, whose work cannot be stopped. Through the collaboration of hundreds of synod
December 18, 2024
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“Turning my worries over to Mary, I felt peace returned to me”
As a Cuban-American Catholic girl, my childhood was shaped by two Marys: La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre and Madonna of the Street, my
December 11, 2024
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Thanksgiving: “What comes from the Holy Spirit cannot be stopped”
The final document from the Synod states: “what comes from the Holy Spirit cannot be stopped.” Today we write our Thanksgiving message with profound gratitude
November 27, 2024
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We do belong to one another
On November 16, we observed the anniversary of the assassination of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper, and her daughter at El Salvador’s University of Central
November 20, 2024
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DD Synod Response: Women’s participation is a hallmark of synodality
As global delegates to the Second Session of the XVI Assembly of the Synod on Synodality completed their work in Rome and published their final document,
October 30, 2024
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A faint light on the other side of the river
We’re in the final days of the month-long Synod Assembly in Rome. Casey and I are heading back home, having seen off Lisa, Maureen, and Anna
October 23, 2024
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Calling on women of courage and confidence
About a month ago my DD colleagues Anna Robertson and Lisa Amman each texted me at the end of the same day, saying how they
October 16, 2024
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“Called to remain open to a wider participation”
“These ten [study] groups…are called to remain open to a wider participation, that of the entire people of God.” – Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General
October 9, 2024