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Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, has collected and delivered more than 189 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 160 countries and territories. Students and faculty at Holy Ghost School in Hammond filled approximately 200 shoeboxes to help in this worthwhile cause. Pictured are members of the Followers of Jesus Club: from left, front row, Hunter Uzee, Gia Catanzaro, Austin Majeaux and Jack Weber; middle row, Jase Jackson, Tenley Waddell, Emerson Farrell, Kolbey Cappo, Isabella DiCicco and Harris Horgan; and back row, Cohen Phenis, Lainey Dunn, Lucy Pegler, Vivienne Landry, Neely Mascair and Presley Wootan. Photo provided by Cindy Wagner | Holy Ghost School

I recently finished a book study with my Carmelite community. We read “God, the Joy of my Life,” a biography of St. Teresa of the Andes. We learned that during the canonization process (Vatican officials) reviewed certain parts of her life.

Here’s a summary of key actions taken at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) fall plenary assembly recently in Baltimore

Universal Prayers for the 3rd Sunday of Advent

Universal Prayers for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

In my freshman year of high school my English teacher handed me three sheets of paper full of little commas that he drew and a note: “Ellen, if you plan on writing anything in the future you will need this because you are literally a run-on sentence.”