Perspective
God’s Dazzling Creation
Glancing out my window on a dusky evening, I’m startled to see a huge bird perching on my neighbor’s garage, just a few yards away. What at first appears to […]
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Perspective
The Acts of the Apostles and ‘The Amazing Race’
“I guess I created a monster,” our adult daughter mused, as I lined up yet another episode of “The Amazing Race.” I knew that when she moved back in with […]
Perspective
A Pope for Our Time
Throughout the course of my lifetime, the Catholic Church has had six popes – St. Paul VI, John Paul I, St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and now Leo […]
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A Pope for Our Time
Throughout the course of my lifetime, the Catholic Church has had six popes – St. Paul VI, John Paul I, St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and now Leo XIV. Paul […]
The Sunday Gospel
At Pentecost, We Mark Our Role in Carrying on Christ’s Church
In the Church’s liturgical year, only Easter and Christmas eclipse Pentecost. The importance, and grandeur, of these feasts of course derive from the events being commemorated. The Church also sees […]
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While Christ Ascended into Heaven, He Remains Here Today
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord The date for celebrating the feast of the Ascension of the Lord is optional in this country. The decision is made by bishops […]
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The Gift of Taking Your Time
As I write this, I am keeping company with a mama Robin on our backyard balcony, so I’m treading lightly. Tapping not pounding the keyboard. Sliding not slamming the door. […]
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The Kingdom of Caesar and Peter the Rock
I was in Rome in early May, providing commentary for various news networks that were covering the papal conclave. It was a fascinating, exhausting, and exhilarating seven days! And it […]
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‘De-Extincting’ Long-Vanished Animal Species?
Several private companies have set out to “resurrect” extinct species using DNA and cloning technologies, with ongoing efforts to revive the dire wolf, wooly mammoth, dodo bird, and various other […]
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The Church Guides Our Way to the ‘Heavenly Jerusalem’
Sixth Sunday of Easter The Acts of the Apostles again provides the first reading for a weekend in the Easter season. As it grew, Christianity not only expanded beyond its […]
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An American Pope?
By Marcel LeJeune “While we live, we will never see an American Pope!” I was wrong and am happy to admit it. Let me jump right into the deep end […]
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Forcing Clergy to Break the Seal of Confession Harms Victims
By Cecilia Cicone The seal of the confessional is one of the first things Catholic children learn as they are preparing for their first confession. At first, it comes as […]