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Father Edmund Sylvia, CSC, celebrates 50-year vocation
Father Edmund Sylvia’s call to the priesthood came as a result of renewal movements. He was a public school junior high school history teacher at the time, when one of […]
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Widows of Prayer supports priests, church leaders
The Widows of Prayer is a consecrated, lay community composed of widowed, practicing Catholic women who were married in the Catholic Church. The mission statement for the organization calls for […]
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A father’s perspective: Prayer brings us to what matters most
There are few moments that I can recall in my life that have had massive impacts: graduating from college is certainly one, marriage being another (and certainly greater) event. The […]
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Millersburg dad teaches that God is our first father
Jack Senger delivers more than the parcels he transports nearly every day for United Parcel Service; he has also been delivering a strong message of faith to his four children. The […]
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In Light of Faith: Keeping cradle Catholics in the faith
In his book “The Four Loves,” C.S. Lewis writes: “The typical expression of opening friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’” I […]
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Empathy: a Father’s Day gift
While visiting with friends and family who work with the homeless population and elderly veterans, the conversation turned to how many of these men are estranged from their families. Some […]
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‘I am the living bread, come down from heaven’
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ John 6:51-58 This weekend the church celebrates the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, perhaps better known by its Latin […]
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Can I donate my body to science?
Some people may wish to donate their body to science after they die. Such a gift of themselves can be objectively good and praiseworthy provided their body would contribute to […]
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The Eucharist: the New Manna from Heaven
This Sunday, we will be celebrating the beautiful Eucharistic feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). On this day, the Church gives thanks to God […]
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The Catholic Doctor: When the heart beats too fast
Some time ago, I was trying to convince one of my patients to exercise. His response makes me smile every time I think about it. “Doc, I am a firm […]
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Religious freedom 2.0: An executive order short on orders
On May 4, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on religious freedom that was soon criticized from different directions. The order expresses an intent “to vigorously enforce federal law’s […]
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NEW COLUMN: In Light of Faith
Attending Mass led to my conversion Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman once wrote that “to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” Cardinal Newman, a notable convert […]