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TOP 10 STORIES OF 2025

As we approach the end of the year, we’re taking a moment to look back at the stories that resonated most deeply with our readers in 2025. We invite you to revisit these pieces and share them with others who might find meaning in their insights.

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NUMBER 6

Visa Backlog Imperils Immigrant Priests’ Status

by Lauren Anderson-Cripps

(February 2025)

When Fr. Ryan Cook told his Florida congregation he had three weeks left before being forced to return to Canada, it “felt like getting hit by a truck.” A federal visa backlog has left foreign-born priests with expired temporary visas and thriving parishes without their pastors. Read the full story here ([link removed]) .

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NUMBER 6

The Real Present—An Anglo-Catholic Vision

by Omar Cisneros and Clyde Glandon

(October 2025)

Between shallow individualism and rigid institutionalism, Anglo-Catholicism offers another path: a faith rooted in the Incarnation, sustained by sacrament, and alive with the presence of Christ and his saints across time. This Covenant essay invites readers to see beyond the stereotypes to discover a profound spiritual and theological vision for today’s church. Read the full story here ([link removed]) .


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