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Tag: Youth and Young Adults

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Steubenville East 2024
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8-year-old Andrew Gradziel spreads love with his creative projects
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Annual diocesan spring retreats 2024
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Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest winners
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Knights of Columbus major supporter of Camp Ta-Kum-Ta for children with cancer
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Young people join religious sisters in global fight against trafficking
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‘I’m not used to people doing nice things for me’
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Catholic Schools Week 2024
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Massive attendance, enthusiasm at Fellowship of Catholic University Students conference
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Totus Tuus 2024
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University student from Mexico focuses on education, faith
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Catholic Center to offer Alpha program to ‘introduce students to Jesus’
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Youth and Young Adult Ministry plans events for faith, community building
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Seton Shrine young interpreters bring history to life for visitors
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WYD pilgrims showed the world faith can lead to peace, pope says
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U.S. set to have fifth largest delegation at World Youth Day
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St. Johnsbury Catholic school students bring joy to elders
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Totus Tuus T-shirts
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Bring generations together this summer
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Pope visits summer camp for kids of Vatican employees
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World Youth Day helps inspire young people to serve others, pope says
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Isaac Desranleau is new youth and young adult minister
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Leading with gratitude
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Catholic triathlete with Down syndrome, inspired by faith, tells U.N. he has ‘no limitations’
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New album celebrates a marriage ‘anchored’ in faith after near shipwreck, says composer
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Diocese to host 3 spring retreats
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Totus Tuus T-shirt design contest seeks entries
Category: World
Catholic university in Cameroon helps students affected by fighting
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Give the gift of Totus Tuus
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Thanksgiving basket partnership
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13-year-old serving as extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in Essex Junction
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The power of an invitation
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Catholic Variety Show
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Catholic schools nurtured Ethan Courcelle’s faith
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Totus Tuus 2022 totally successful
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Pinard remote control car
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Campus liturgies a time of grace for Catholic students
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Pope: Young people called to look beyond ‘shortsighted’ ideologies

Young Europeans must be a sign of unity and inclusion to counter today's culture that seeks to [...]

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Category: Schools
Mount St. Joseph Academy honor graduates
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College student shares faith through videos

Throughout his life, Justin Hollingshead had momentary encounters with Catholicism that led him to [...]

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Totus Tuus: Vermont’s largest Catholic summer program
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Shelburne youth raise funds for Catholic Relief Services
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Christ the King Rutland teams win CYO basketball honors
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Jesuitical marks five years; ‘young, hip and lay’ podcast has global reach
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Joy and encouraging vocations
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The gift of presence: Taking the opportunity to invest in young people who are present
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Totus Tuus 2021
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The Catholic Center at the University of Vermont
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Catholic tricks for a heavenly treat: A guide to navigating Halloween
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Fall survey
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Priest learned importance of ‘fidelity to responsibilities’ from his father

Before his son ever mentioned a desire to become a priest, Kevin Chalifoux of Spencer, [...]

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‘What is the most important lesson your father taught you?’
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Totus Tuus 2021
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‘The Resurrection Trial: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?’
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Addison County youth participate in Catholic Heart Workcamp
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Two alums of Atlanta Catholic high school are part of Team USA in Tokyo

Gunnar Bentz, a graduate of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta and an Olympic athlete, is described [...]

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Parishes ready for Totu Tuus summer program

With summer on the horizon, a dozen parishes are gearing up for Totus Tuus, a week-long summer [...]

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Category: Vatican
Pope to students: Rediscover importance of face-to-face relationships
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Knights’ young adult council leader brings new perspective
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Teen takes seriously Gospel call to help others
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9 Days for Life, National Prayer Vigil for Life
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Siblings hear call to serve
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Who is your confirmation saint?
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‘God is with us’
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College student creates gingerbread cathedral, raises money for homeless
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‘The Journey’ of Sierra Longmoore
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On saints and suffering
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Believe.Excel.Lead.Opportunity.Nuture.Give.
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A journey from teaching to preaching
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True prayer, like true faith, leads to care for others, pope says
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A seminary education
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Don’t ‘waste these difficult days’
Category: Saints
St. Francis of Assisi: Eyes to heaven and feet on Earth
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Bennington Catholic school grad is Doodle for Google 2020 Vermont state finalist
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‘Heroes’ of the Church are the saints
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Totus Tuus missionaries turn to YouTube to spread Gospel amid pandemic
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Online book club debuts with ‘The Screwtape Letters’
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Pope makes surprise visit to summer camp for kids of Vatican employees
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Priest’s love of math, baseball helps him develop new stat measures
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Thoughts from Msgr. McDermott
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Quinn D’Andrea accepted as FOCUS missionary
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Vacation Bible School goes online during pandemic

Due to safety concerns related to the Covid-19 virus that are likely to remain throughout the [...]

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Virtual youth and young adult ministries
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Theology on Tap

About five years ago Celine Thouin began attending in-person Theology on Tap gatherings at the [...]

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A message from Msgr. John McDermott, vicar general of the Diocese of Burlington
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Pope advances sainthood cause of Italian millennial
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Suicide: Let’s talk about it — Part 4, Reducing risk factors

This is the final installment of a 4-part series written about suicide. We have, in previous [...]

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Successful Catholic app adds features to help people cope in pandemic

In 2018, Alessandro DiSanto quit a promising job in finance to join friends in starting an app for [...]

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Youth called to a life of holiness
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Catholic high school student witnessed history as U.S. Senate page
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Young disciples
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Free Throw Contest
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Salisbury teen translates for people in need
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Driven to drive
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Fractured souls take time to heal
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Fairfax seminarian display
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Little Free Library at St. Francis Xavier School
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Pope calls for teaching youth to be active citizens
Category: Reviews
Movie review: ‘Knives Out’

As the days of 2019 dwindle down to a precious few, we're unlikely to see the year produce a more [...]

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Category: Nation
Teen dedicates Scout project to unborn children, including 4 siblings
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‘Cooking priest’ shares recipe to help teens get to heaven
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Movie review: ‘Arctic Dogs’

"Arctic Dogs" (AMBI Group) serves up family-friendly fare, scoring high on the cuteness meter [...]

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Category: Schools
Veterans Day at Christ the King School, Rutland
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Family prayer, reading lives of saints inspire vocations, sister says
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Warming Shelter to open at cathedral
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Hearing God’s voice
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The ministry of listening
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March theme pays tribute to pro-life view of early feminists
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Movie review: ‘The Addams Family’

Those creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky characters from the imagination of Charles Addams [...]

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Youth pilgrimages to St. Joseph Cathedral
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Students learn sustainability protects God’s creation

Sustainability is a lesson that even the leader of a green-minded school admits she is learning. [...]

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Confirmation sponsors support, guide young people
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St. Michael’s College students on the ‘move’ to serve
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Rutland family makes Dismas meals a tradition
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Movie review: ‘Joker’

Origin stories of Batman villains don't get any darker than this one. Director Todd Phillips and [...]

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Category: Saints
Canonization is chance for campus groups to ‘reclaim’ name
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Vermont woman professes final vows as Sister of Life
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FOCUS missionaries guide college students in faith
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Accompanying young disciples in your parish
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Youth ministry fostered priestly vocation for Father Forman
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Raising young disciples who seek adventure
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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
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Survey: What keeps you in the Church?
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Community builds confidence for Catholic college student
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Teen organist uses talents to serve God
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Young people’s activism is sign of hope for Earth, says Cardinal Turkson
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New youth ministry guidelines

The Diocese of Burlington is in the process of moving reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation to [...]

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Totus Tuus: From student to teacher
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Reimagining religious education
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Essex boy shares pro-life views at Statehouse
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Directing vocations
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Movie review: ‘Yesterday’

Fans of the lads from Liverpool will rejoice over the mostly amiable Beatles-themed comedy [...]

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Family Day at St. Anne’s Shrine
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Movie review: ‘Toy Story 4’

Just how good are the hotshots behind "Toy Story 4" (Disney)? So good that, by the time the closing [...]

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Category: Nation
Data on young people leaving the Church
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Movie review: ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’

Lessons about overcoming fear and helping those in need are featured in "The Secret Life of Pets 2" [...]

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Category: World
Walking together, Christians experience unity in diversity, pope says
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The seal of confession
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Movie review: ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’

If there were an Academy Award for the most aurally annoying film of the year, "Godzilla: King of [...]

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No more Sunday games for Detroit Catholic parish, school sports teams

As part of a new pastoral note encouraging Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit to keep Sunday [...]

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Jockey Mike Smith, 2018 Triple Crown winner, relies on Catholic faith
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May Saints: Sts. Philip and James

In the month of May, the Church celebrates two more of Jesus' Apostles — Philip and James. While we [...]

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Movie review: ‘UglyDolls’

"UglyDolls" (STX) call to mind that age-old saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." They’re [...]

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April Saint: St. Anselm

Anyone who knew St. Anselm as a typical pleasure loving youth might have been surprised at just how [...]

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Discipleship is for everyone
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A night of fellowship, appreciation
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Youth and Family Night
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Easter placek: Polish sweet yeast bread
Category: Schools
Digital academy accepting registrations

The Diocese of Burlington’s St. Therese of Lisieux Digital Academy is an online diocesan Catholic [...]

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Movie review: ‘Little’

"Ain't nobody got time for reality," says Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall), the successful but [...]

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It’s in the cards for woman religious who threw perfect pitch
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Movie review: ‘Shazam!’

Endowed by a wizard (Djimon Hounsou) with the ability to transform himself, by dint of the titular [...]

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Category: World
USCCB leaders say apostolic exhortation a call to invest in young people
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Movie review: ‘Dumbo’

The sight of a cuddly baby elephant taking to the skies is clearly meant to send spirits soaring in [...]

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High school retreat at St. Anne’s Shrine
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Anti-bullying message at Mater Christi School
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Mount St. Joseph Academy won Boys Division II Basketball Championship
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St. Michael’s College among Peace Corps’ top volunteer-producing schools
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Scripture students create Stations of the Cross
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Movie review: ‘Wonder Park’

The most frequently used word in the animated adventure "Wonder Park" (Paramount) is [...]

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For Lent, Irish Catholics urged to abandon ‘weapons of mass distraction’
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Service trip to Peru
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Living her faith boldly

“I’ve prayed my way through college,” said Alayna Masker, a senior at Champlain College in [...]

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Movie review: ‘Captain Marvel’

Lavish origin story finds the superhero of the title (Brie Larson) faithfully serving the alien [...]

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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
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Poll: Big majorities of Democrats, young people reject late-term abortion
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MSJ student lives kindness, respect, service
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Movie review: ‘Fighting With My Family’

The fact-based story of a tight-knit British family obsessed with the sport of wrestling makes for [...]

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Parish youth groups

As the Diocese of Burlington begins transitioning to sixth grade confirmation, many parishes are [...]

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God’s mercy in an ambulance
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Dog sledding for a cause in Derby Line
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Movie review: ‘Isn’t It Romantic’

In this clever send-up of romantic comedies, an architect (Rebel Wilson) who's a cynical critic of [...]

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Live ‘Laudato Si’’ this Lent
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‘Blessing Box’
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Mount St. Joseph Academy Ski Team
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Elderly provide reminders of eternal values that give life beauty, meaning
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And I Will Give You Shepherds
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MSJ and Stafford a winning combo for senior William Li
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Catholic Schools: Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed
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Norwich’s St. Francis of Assisi Church children’s choir
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Movie review: ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’

Who needs a roller coaster when you have "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" (Fox), a dizzying Japanese [...]

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Essex Junction Catholic Town Meeting

More than 100 people joined Burlington Bishop Christopher J. Coyne at Holy Family Parish Hall in [...]

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Birth mother, daughter who reunited a year ago march for life together
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Inspiration at Rutland’s Mount St. Joseph Academy
Category: World
World Youth Day in Panama City
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Rally for Life in Montpelier
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Movie review: “The Kid Who Would Be King”

The Arthurian legend gets an inventive updating in this thrilling adventure that casts [...]

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Vermont Catholic Professionals
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Movie review: ‘A Dog’s Way Home’

Fans of 2017's "A Dog's Purpose" may be anxious to catch the quest-based adventure "A Dog's Way [...]

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Category: Vatican
Vatican leaps into the world of sports
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Keep bringing Christ to others, archbishop tells SEEK conference
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‘The Holy Spirit is at work’ at the Catholic Center at the University of Vermont
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Catholic organizations offer scholarships
Category: World
Time passes, but God’s love endures, pope says as 2018 ends
Category: Reviews
Movie review: ‘Welcome to Marwen’

The story behind the fact-based tale "Welcome to Marwen" (Universal) is a compelling one. And it [...]

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Category: Schools
Kurn Hattin Homes essay contest
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Sharing the Christmas spirit
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Do small things with great love
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The digital prayer life
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Movie review: ‘Mortal Engines’

This is a visually impressive but dramatically sterile adventure set in a dystopian far future [...]

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How do you help others?
Category: World
Filmmaker’s ‘Camino’ documentary finds home on PBS

What a long, strange trip it's been. Not walking the 500 miles in a pilgrimage from southern [...]

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Serving the young and homeless of Burlington
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‘Life is Precious Trip’ for teens
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Movie review: ‘Stan & Ollie’

To reinforce the proposition that Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were, and still are, sacred icons of [...]

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Advent
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Miss Vermont USA 2019 visits Christ the King School in Rutland
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Life is Precious Trip
Category: Press Releases
Statement from the Most Reverend Christopher J. Coyne, Bishop of Burlington, Regarding His Commitment to Transparency and Accountability
Category: Nation
Imitate the first Thanksgiving with local fare
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Movie review: ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’

German author E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" has proven a remarkably [...]

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The Church online
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Diocese of Burlington launches ‘Promise to Protect’ website
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Movie review: ‘Indivisible’
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New majors at St. Michael’s College
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Rice ‘Memory Project’
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Sometimes God speaks through a tap on the shoulder
Category: Nation
March for Life in January will emphasize ‘pro-life is pro-science’

Next year's March for Life plans to fortify its pro-life message with science that proves life [...]

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Movie review: ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’

In 2015, Jack Black portrayed real-life author R.L. Stein in the eponymous cinematic adaptation of [...]

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Category: Vatican
Women’s voice needed to fight clericalism, cardinal says

The Church needs to further integrate women into ecclesial life to confront the problems of [...]

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Category: World
Digital outreach to young people
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In God’s time
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Statement from Bishop Christopher Coyne Regarding Committee Of Lay Men And Women To Examine Personnel Files Pertinent To Allegations Of Clergy Abuse
Category: Vatican
Abuse crisis, role of women recurring themes at synod, members say
Category: Vermont
Solar panels at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Norwich
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Movie review: ‘A Star Is Born’

The third remake of that sturdy warhorse "A Star Is Born" (Warner Bros.) pays occasional homage to [...]

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Synod of Bishops in Rome
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Vermont Catholic Professionals

Please join Vermont Catholic Professionals at the inaugural networking breakfast at the Pomerleau [...]

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Category: World
Listen to young people, be open to change, cardinal tells synod
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Embracing Catholicism
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Choosing Catholicism
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Bike Smart
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Simple Saints
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Movie review: ‘Smallfoot’

Turning the legend of Bigfoot on its head with plenty of laughs along the way comes the animated [...]

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Category: Nation
Catholic schools promote kindness as antidote to bullying, anxiety
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Knitting, crocheting and praying
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#WhyImCatholic
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Rutland Catholic schools’ new uniforms
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Movie review: ‘God Bless the Broken Road’

A crisis of faith can certainly serve as the basis for a compelling drama. In the case of the [...]

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Women’s Catholic leadership program officially launches
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Finding Christ in the check-out line
Category: World
Slovakia’s newest martyr is example for young people, says cardinal
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Movie review: ‘Aquaman — Rage of Atlantis’

For parents and comic fans weary of the adult nature of many modern superhero films, a safe refuge [...]

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Category: World
Young pilgrims welcome World Youth Day Cross, Marian icon to U.S. cities
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World Meeting of Families teen space designed for ‘festival atmosphere’
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Movie review: ‘Operation Finale’

World War II movies are their own genre but not many film stories are told from the Jewish [...]

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Panelists urge families to come up with media plan to help protect minors
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Making pierogis at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish
Category: Nation
‘A moral catastrophe’
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Steubenville East Conference
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Movie review: ‘Christopher Robin’

It's always dangerous to tamper with perfection. And, if there were ever a perfect world, it must [...]

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Category: Press Releases
Catholic Campaign for Human Development contest

Vermont Catholic Charities Inc. invites youth in grades 7 through 12 to participate in the Creating [...]

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Vermonter ordained at St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica
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Make a day of it: Wilmington
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Bill Gavin to provide music at ‘SoulFest: Music, Love, Action’ in New Hampshire

A chance encounter at a diocesan event led to an exciting first-time invitation for William Gavin, [...]

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Category: Schools
College of St. Joseph offering 2 new majors within its Health Science Division

The College of St. Joseph has two new majors within its Health Science Division. Beginning with the [...]

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Origami: Creations of the heart
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Gazing at the heavens above
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Transforming our evangelization strategies
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Rice students visit Michaud manor residents
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Make a day of it: Burlington
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Created in community
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Make a Day of It: Bennington
Category: Nation
How Catholic schools foster self-discipline offers lessons, says study
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Rice Memorial High School graduation
Category: Vatican
Vatican: Sports on Sundays OK, except when used to skip Mass
Category: Vermont
Lives of love
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Sharing smiles and sandwiches
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College of St. Joseph Provider Scholars

The College of St. Joseph celebrated another milestone for the Provider Scholarship Program, [...]

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Category: Nation
Care for people with mental illness

California's Catholic bishops issued a pastoral letter outlining ways the Church could do a better [...]

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Category: Schools
Vermont’s ‘best’ doodler
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Heart health at St. Monica-St. Michael School
Category: Vatican
Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary for peace each day in May
Category: Reviews
Movie review: ‘The Lego Flash Movie’

Combine familiar comic book figures with the memorable time-warp premise of 1993's "Groundhog Day," [...]

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Category: Schools
#ReconnectWithFamily
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Panel on opioid abuse