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What a Beautiful Family
Whenever I take my kids anywhere in public, I get comments. “All boys?! Didn’t you ever try for a girl?” “Five?! You must be crazy!” “Are they all yours?” We […]
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God’s Kingdom Awaits: Humans Can Accept It or Reject It
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this weekend. Isaiah is a fascinating book of Scripture. It covers a long period of Hebrew […]
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AI and the Writing Soul
First, let me acknowledge that writing is difficult. As both a writer and writing instructor, I am acutely aware of how painful it is to give birth to an idea […]
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100 Days of Pope Leo
During the homily at his inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV said: “I was chosen, without any merit of my own, and now, with fear and trembling, I come to you […]
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Where True Gladness Is Found
The collect for Mass for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time beautifully summarizes the readings and draw us into the most essential aspects of the Chrisitan life. It reads: “O […]
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We Can Prepare for the Eternal Banquet by Loving Christ
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Always standing high in any ancient Jewish perception of God and […]
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The Atrocity Against Humanity in Gaza Must End
War always brings unimaginable human suffering. But the images coming out of the besieged Gaza Strip as the war between Israel and Hamas inches toward October’s two-year mark urge us […]
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Hanging Art, Adding Beauty, One Frame at a Time
When the chaos rises – the living room buzzing with four kids, piano pounding, guitar strumming, high-speed chases underway – Katie Murray’s eyes land on the “Annunciation” print framed above […]
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A Teachable Moment
In 1965, Catholic priests and nuns joined the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, seeking voting rights for African Americans in the face of violent local hostility. Catholics risked prison and […]
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Our Merciful Father in Heaven Always Hears Our Pleas
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Again, the Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first reading. It is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. The story has fascinated, […]
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Tailgating God and Forming Holy Habits
Recently, my bride and I pulled up behind a car at a stoplight that had a bumper sticker that read, “Do you follow Christ this closely?” We both laughed at […]
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Creation – Human and Divine
Imagine spending your life contained inside an opaque bubble. Everything that you need – or, at least, everything you think you need – is there in the bubble with you. […]