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“Thrifting feels countercultural, in keeping with Pope Francis’ caution about a ‘throwaway culture.’ It feels Catholic.”

“There is no such thing as a truly private act, for good or bad. Everything we do, no matter how private, affects others.”

My son “understood by instinct that reconciliation was rooted in God’s love and care, so his first encounter with confession was free from anxiety or fear.”

“I wonder if the Church can play a mediating role in the midst of our division. It can provide a meeting ground where Catholics and others who identify with either party can meet the other.”

“I recall a talk I attended nearly a decade ago where the presenter stressed the importance of meeting people where they are and offering a personal witness — verbally — of how my own relationship with Christ has made a difference in my life.”

“Time, Augustine thought (in the fourth century), is not our enemy, as it often seems, but rather God’s gift. It is the container God creates for us, so that we can receive God’s life.”

“Perhaps we name in a very intentional way what it is we hope to achieve, and then make the resolution a practice that we can reasonably begin to do in our lives.”

One catch-all resolution: Go on a media diet. It plays out in several ways.