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					When Jack Lebon, 15, returns to his Texas high school in the fall, he will be able to share a summer experience few can match: a handshake with Pope Leo XIV.				</div>
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					The recent sentencing of a convicted online child predator to a 40-year prison term and renewed safety warnings from federal officials mark a call for parents to double down on protecting their kids in the digital sphere, a Catholic legal scholar told OSV News.				</div>
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					“Don’t give up … . Don’t ever give up.” At the March 3, 1993, ESPY Awards, legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano gave an emotional testimony about the true power of those words barely two months before his death from cancer, grounded in a faith that seeks understanding.				</div>
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					One of my grandkids is preparing for a week at Extreme Faith Camp. It is her second year in a row attending the Catholic faith-based event. The 12-year-old has been highly anticipating the summer camp ever since she signed up a few months ago. I asked her to give me the top two or three reasons she looks forward to going.				</div>
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					Luke Currier grew up in Coon Rapids and was a member with his parents and two siblings of St. Paul in Ham Lake. At 19, he is the oldest child in the family. Growing up, his parish is where he dove deeper into his faith, Currier said.				</div>
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					Meeting a person is a unique opportunity — perhaps the last one in that person’s life, or in ours. We are limited beings in time and space; that is why the moment takes on a sacred value. It might be the only opportunity we have to truly see, hear and encounter one another.				</div>
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					Encontrarse con una persona es una oportunidad única — quizá la última en la vida de esa persona, o en la nuestra. Somos seres limitados en el tiempo y el espacio; por eso el momento adquiere un valor sagrado. Podría ser la única oportunidad que tengamos para vernos, escucharnos y encontrarnos verdaderamente unos a otros.				</div>
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					What is the point of a pilgrimage? Where did this idea come from for Catholics? There is considerable evidence throughout Scripture, which supplies theological significance to the concept. Even today we see many embracing this activity with passion and the commitment of time and resources.				</div>
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					Mike and Angie Fuith attended the blessing of a new altar on July 16 at Philomena House in Roseville. They were among a group of 20 supporters and staff of the maternity home, which assists unwed mothers who previously were experiencing homelessness.				</div>
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					Father Nick Vance, parochial vicar at Our Lady of Grace in Edina, has spent time reflecting on what makes friendship truly virtuous and how friendship can mirror Jesus’ example.				</div>
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					“Don’t give up … . Don’t ever give up.” At the March 3, 1993, ESPY Awards, legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano gave an emotional testimony about the true power of those words barely two months before his death from cancer, grounded in a faith that seeks understanding.				</div>
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