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The Acceptable Time
Not to lay a guilt trip on you, but those good intentions with which you began 2025, how are you doing with them? Are you continuing to work out at […]
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A Eucharistic Word: Embodied
At a recent Sunday Mass, our curious kindergartener leaned over to me and asked why we trace a small cross on our forehead, lips, and heart as the Gospel is […]
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Getting ‘Death with Dignity’ Right
Nurses and doctors can encounter distressing images as death unfolds for their patients. Those approaching death may make odd bodily movements, give off stenches, or emit strange groans. Perhaps they […]
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Things of the Earth Are Temporary; Only God Is Everlasting
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time For its first reading, this weekend’s liturgy presents a selection from the Book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah must have been intense in his personality. First of […]
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Allow Christ to Abide within You
The collect prayer for this Sunday’s Mass is a very simple and straightforward prayer with rich context worthy of our reflection. Indeed, the collect prayer used for the Sixth Sunday […]
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Free People of Color and the Catholic Faith
Black History Month is officially observed every February, but there’s something unfortunate about that. Don’t get me wrong: It’s great to recognize the contributions of Black Americans. But dedicating a […]
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A New Perspective
Like most Catholics, my family and I have a particular pew (or at least a section of pews) that we normally sit in. During the Christmas season, however, for daily […]
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Like the Apostles, We Are Called to Do the Will of God
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Isaiah is the source of the first reading this weekend. It was composed in a time when tranquility prevailed in the southern […]
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Do More: One Catholic’s Call to Action
The McConnon sisters needed a trumpet player. The three young women performed in a liturgical ensemble at St. Luke’s in St. Paul, Minnesota, and they were seeking a little brass […]
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On the Journey Toward Sainthood
He was an energetic farm boy from rural Wisconsin, walking daily to a one-room country schoolhouse where a single teacher taught all eight grades. Later, when James Miller taught high […]
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The Witness of a Consecrated Life
Recently, the diary of a young North Korean soldier killed in Ukraine came to light. What attracted most commentary was the revelation that he and his unfortunate colleagues were being […]
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Devotion to God Brings Not Only Hope but Wisdom
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord This weekend, the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, reminding us of the Jewish heritage of Jesus, Mary, and […]