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Both Sides Exploit Immigrants Like Things; Catholics Cannot

In January of 1948, a plane crashed in central California’s Los Gatos Canyon, killing 28 migrant farm workers and four flight crew members. Newspaper accounts provided the names of the […]

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As I Leave for Second Session of the Synod

As I compose these words, I am preparing to depart for Rome for the second session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality. As I shared with you a year […]

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Finding Victory in the Rosary

Let’s be honest: prayer can be hard! In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. […]

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Only Our Nearness to God Will Help Us Find Rest with Him

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Numbers, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of the Bible. The ancient […]

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The Height of God’s Power is Shown Best in His Mercy

This Sunday’s collect prayer happened to strike me as I was looking through the Roman Missal to explore the prayers for Mass. For the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we […]

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We Cannot Follow Jesus and Sidestep the Cross

The crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth was a historical event occurring in a particular time and place. But the cross casts a long shadow, one that stretches across all of […]

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A Look Ahead at the Supreme Court’s Fall Term

When the Supreme Court opens for business again on Monday, October 7, it will have before it for argument and eventual decision at least three cases directly involving the protection […]

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Christ Showed the Way; It Is Our Responsibility to Follow Him

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Protestants, accustomed to reading the King James Version of the Bible, often ask why Catholic versions of the Scriptures include the Book of Wisdom. The […]

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If You’re Looking for God, Look to the Poor

A medical doctor and a gifted poet – he would eventually become England’s poet laureate – Robert Bridges had given his college friend Gerard Manley Hopkins the impression that he […]

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Keep the Story Alive

The winter of 1915 was so cold in northeastern Minnesota that a moose wandered into the small town of Biwabik and settled in a horse stable. The moose gradually won […]

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Padre Pio Is Beloved but Most Misunderstand Why

When I think about the saints most beloved by modern Catholics, Padre Pio tops the list. His weathered face and brown Capuchin habit are iconic. His remarkable personal story, his […]

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We All Must Be Strong if We Wish to Follow the Lord

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time The last and third section of the Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this weekend in Ordinary Time. This passage is one of […]