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A Toast – and Advice – to Those Beginning their Marital Journey
I must have skipped the chapter in my “how to parent” instruction manual where it talked about weddings. Not my wedding, of course, but all the weddings of my kids, […]
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Surrendering Your Own Will Is the Greatest Gift You Can Give
One of my favorite things about living in eastern Indiana is our long summer evenings. Being so close to the Central time zone, but not yet in it, means that, […]
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God Does Not Desert Us, Even Amid Our Trials
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading. When this book originally was written, the plight of God’s people was very bad. […]
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Find the Spark This Summer and Cling to It
Penguin Random House is beginning to market a special release coming this August: a picture-book biography of acclaimed children’s book creator Barbara Cooney. The cover feels like a familiar Cooney […]
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A Man of Good Humor, Bar None
In a 2014 address to Vatican employees, Pope Francis suggested that “a bit of good humor is very good for us! It will do us much good to pray St. […]
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The Higher You Go Liturgically, the Lower You Should Go in Service of the Poor
This past week was one of the most liturgically rich of my priesthood. As part of the National Eucharistic Revival, the Marian Route of the pilgrimage was making its way […]
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Amid the Storms of Life, We Are Called to Trust in Jesus
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time This weekend, the Sunday liturgies return to Ordinary Time, after the long period of Lent, the Easter season, and a series of important feasts. The […]
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Inspiration on Our Journey Toward Holiness
The universal call to holiness is one of the most significant aspects of Church teaching throughout the last century. And rightly so, for the very life of the world depends […]
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As Death Awaits, Are We Choosing to Live in Union with God?
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time The first reading for this weekend’s liturgy is from the Book of Ezekiel, who is regarded as one of the great Hebrew prophets. Not interested […]
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A Pilgrimage to Where Beauty Lies: The Eucharist
I recently returned from a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi with a wonderful group of folks from the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne. Several students, staff, and three […]
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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Brings Jesus to NYC
We stepped carefully down the labyrinth of gangplanks and docks in New York Harbor. A drizzling rain and clouds obscured the city’s magnificent skyline as we made for the boat. […]
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How to Have Tough Conversations During Pride Month
In June, Catholics often face challenging discussions stemming from the LGBTQ community’s pride celebrations and the arguments that ensue concerning the Church’s teaching on homosexuality. Jason Evert, an international chastity […]