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What to do in this broken world?
Dorothy Day, Walter Brueggemann, and prophetic actions for our own day.
Jan 9
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Year-End Wrapped... in Community
an end-of-year examen on daily life
Dec 29, 2025
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Katie Gordon
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No commission report can shake integrity.
Two Benedictine sisters who applied for the diaconate and what it teaches us
Dec 8, 2025
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Benedictine Sisters of Erie
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new wineskin catholic
on letting go, bursting out, and living anew
Dec 3, 2025
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"Show me how good it can get."
on creating more beautiful coalitions: a new resource on intergenerational collaboration, a historic re-matriation, reimagining catholicism, and radical…
Nov 7, 2025
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The “reckless generosity” of monastic values
how one Benedictine sister holds onto hope
Oct 1, 2025
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Benedictine Sisters of Erie
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Proclaim your justice
how the Psalms and Hildegard speak to our moment
Sep 18, 2025
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An Outsider Spirituality
With the Magnificat, we pray for a revolution.
Aug 20, 2025
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"Be the church you want to see in the world."
how the Catholic Committee of Appalachia helps us imagine a truly grassroots church
Jul 24, 2025
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Howling at the Moon
breaking the rules, living freely, and taking life less seriously
Jul 10, 2025
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the rebellion of community
“I have friends everywhere” - lessons from Andor's revolution
Jun 6, 2025
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Unarmed and disarming peace
a mantra for de-escalation
May 16, 2025
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CONCLAVE: a gender revolution at the Vatican?
on not placing hope in the institution
May 6, 2025
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"wild-not-impossible hope”
what if resurrection is up to us?
Apr 21, 2025
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Following the Monastic Impulse
a newsletter that sits between our wisdom traditions, contemporary spirituality, and emerging futures. Written by Katie Gordon, it offers an occasional glimpse into her reflections on living, learning, and experimenting at this intersection.
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