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No One is Beyond God’s Love
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Deuteronomy, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of the Bible, collectively called […]
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The Wounds We Share
“Mom, look! I have an owie on my ankle, I scraped my knee, and my toenail is ripping off.” So begins my 8-year-old daughter’s nightly litany of injuries her body […]
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Even Now, the Ship Will Hold
“Don’t give up the ship.” Those five words were the dying command of Captain James Lawrence during the War of 1812. Mortally wounded in battle at sea, he gasped this […]
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Recent Supreme Court Rulings Support Parents in Their Vocation
Three recent decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States reflect the need to protect children when it comes to issues of human sexuality, now more than ever. We […]
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Like Peter and Paul, God Gives Us Strength to Share His Love
Feast of SS. Peter and Paul This weekend, the Church celebrates the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. Jesus commissioned St. Peter to be first among the apostles and head […]
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ADHD Helps Me See God’s Love
The young couple a few rows in front of me at Mass one Sunday had a hurried, urgent conversation. The husband then tried to get by his wife in the pew but […]
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Faith and Leisure: Don’t Just Do Something, Sit there!
It’s summertime, “and the livin’ is easy,” as the classic song goes. It’s the time of year for road trips, baseball games, family reunions, beach reading, and endless glasses of […]
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Pope Leo and a Cry for Unity
Pope Leo has assumed the Petrine ministry as old ecclesial divisions have reared up anew and as heightened polarization has weakened the Church’s unity and mission. His actions have manifested […]
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Teaching on the Trinity Is at the Root of Christian Belief
Trinity Sunday The Church celebrates Trinity Sunday this weekend, and it uses the celebration to teach us about the Holy Trinity, the mystery of three Persons in the one God. […]
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God’s Dazzling Creation
Glancing out my window on a dusky evening, I’m startled to see a huge bird perching on my neighbor’s garage, just a few yards away. What at first appears to […]
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The Acts of the Apostles and ‘The Amazing Race’
“I guess I created a monster,” our adult daughter mused, as I lined up yet another episode of “The Amazing Race.” I knew that when she moved back in with […]
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A Pope for Our Time
Throughout the course of my lifetime, the Catholic Church has had six popes – St. Paul VI, John Paul I, St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and now Leo […]