If you are in need of an easy-to-read book with day-by-day reflections for Advent and the Christmas season, please check out the Paulist Press book "Comfort and Joy: Christmas for the Soul":

www.paulistpress.com/Products/575...

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When choosing an emblem for the #HolySpirit, would the ole #pigeon be better?

@josephyoo.bsky.social poses this question at our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

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Rev. Joseph Yoo of Texas was a great guest on our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social earlier this year. Here's a clip.

Hear the full episode with @josephyoo.bsky.social at:

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Craig and Laura Schlattmann speak here about being #JubileeYear volunteers in #Rome, providing assistance and hospitality to #pilgrims.

Laura and Craig are from Washington State. During their time in Rome, they have been attending St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish (a Paulist ministry).

"Thanksgiving is the most Catholic feast of all," says Paulist Fr. Tom Hall in this new short video on the #Thanksgiving holiday.

Fr. Tom served for decades as a U.S. military chaplain.

Laura Schlattmann explains why she and her husband, Craig, are living in Rome in 2025 to serve as a Jubilee Year volunteers, providing hospitality to pilgrims.

Laura and Craig are from Washington State. In Rome, they have been attending St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish (a Paulist ministry).

This is a second snip from the recent episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring Marissa Papula, Director of #CampusMinistry at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles:

Here is a snip from a recent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring Marissa Papula, the Director of Campus Ministry at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles:

If you encounter someone who is thinking about coming to Church, or is thinking about leaving the Church, what would you say to them to give them #hope?

That's the question posed to @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social in this snip from a recent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

Every single person has inherent dignity and deserves respect and compassion, says @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social in this clip from a recent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

This is a snip from a recent episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social.

Full episode:

paulist.org/gloria

On Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. Eastern, Gloria will deliver the Gallagher Talk (online and in-person) in #GrandRapids, on “The Role of Compassion in a Divided World.”

#Trappist Fr. Isaac Slater provides a definition of "judging" in this snip from an episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social.

He is author of the @litpress.bsky.social book “Do Not Judge Anyone: Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World.”

Please listen to the full episode at:

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Trappist Fr. Isaac Slater is heard in this snip from a recent episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social.

Fr. Isaac is author of the @litpress.bsky.social book “Do Not Judge Anyone: Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World.”

Listen to the full episode:

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Here is another snip from the recent episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring Paulist Press author Daryl Grigsby:

Daryl Grigsby is author of the new Paulist Press book "Catholics for the Common Good: An Eternal Offering."

Here is a snip from his recent visit to our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

Why be a Catholic?

Paulist Press author Daryl Grigsby answers that question in this snip from an episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social.

You also can find Daryl's byline at @blackcatholicmessenger.org.

Listen to the full episode at:

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Here is another thought from @mollieoreilly.bsky.social during a recent episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social.

Mollie is Editor-at-Large of @commonweal.bsky.social.

Please listen to the complete episode at:

open.spotify.com/episode/647y...

This is another snip from the wonderful episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring an interview with @mollieoreilly.bsky.social, Editor-in-Large of @commonweal.bsky.social.

Please listen to the full conversation with Mollie at:

open.spotify.com/episode/647y...