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“The speed of digital communication can breed complacency or slowness to act in the offline world.”

“The poet Mary Oliver said, ‘It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.'”

“In a real way, the grace of marriage and the sacramental moments are seen when sick kids are lying on a couch, when a husband pours his wife a cup of coffee, when a decision is made about jobs or homes.”

Catholic News Service editor-in-chief Greg Erlandson reflects on what he learned during his quarantine experience.

“We can walk away, stop the flow of angry or insistent rhetoric, turn the ringer of the phone off or, at least, not take random robocalls personally. We can be nurturers of the quiet we so dearly want.”

“Regardless of our abilities or disabilities, none of us should feel that we have to die to have dignity, that we have to die to be relieved of pain, or that we should die to stop burdening our families or society.”

“How can everyday encounters teach us about Jesus? Where and when can we speak about faith with the young people in our lives?”

Claire’s stories eventually turned into a weekly podcast titled “Dead Friend,” which is how Claire sees the saints: like older sisters and wiser friends in heaven.