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A pro-life witness from the young ones in the roost
Once again this spring, our family is blessed to be preparing to welcome another member. As we get closer to D-Day (B-Day?), every “third child” stereotype is playing out in […]
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Peter’s commission becomes our commission
Third Sunday of Easter John 21:1-19 Again this weekend, the Church presents as its first reading for liturgy in Eastertime a passage from the Acts of the Apostles. The mere […]
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Why culture was healthier when Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers were around
When I was a kid, it was a bit of a rite of passage in my family to receive permission to stay up late enough to watch Johnny Carson’s monologue on […]
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Dehumanizing one another
A female sharpshooter nicknamed “Lady Death” has recently become a Ukrainian folk hero for defiantly attacking Russian soldiers undercover. The young markswoman fought for several years in eastern Ukraine against Kremlin-backed […]
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The squeakiest wheels and the rest of us
What if there are not one but two chasms that divide Americans today? One chasm separates the reds and blues, the ideologically conservative and the ideologically progressive. This is the […]
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Providence and vocation found in ‘Father Stu’
Mark Wahlberg’s new film “Father Stu” is one of the most theologically interesting films to come out in a long time. It considers some of the thorniest and most puzzling themes in the sacred […]
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When your time is up, how would you want to exit this world?
On July 25 of last year, the Church celebrated the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. It was a fitting addition to the life of the Church by […]
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Palms and ashes
My wife has a Palm Sunday habit of weaving her palm into the shape of a cross. I keep mine straight and tuck it behind the crucifix in our kitchen. […]
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Jesus’ resurrection and our answering call
Feast of the resurrection of the Lord John 20:1-9 The Liturgy of the Word for the Easter Vigil is unsurpassed in its power and magnificence among all the feasts of […]
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This Easter, go out of your way to make new — and returning — Catholics feel welcome
After two years of pandemic uncertainty, things are beginning to get back to normal at the Vatican this Holy Week and Easter. Both Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday Masses will […]
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Evening news despair and Easter hope
One of the best decisions my wife and I ever made was to keep our television out of the bedroom. We’ve never fallen asleep bathed in the blue glow of […]
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The cross is enough
Without Good Friday, there is no Easter Sunday. Without the Cross, there is no empty tomb. Without humility, there is no glory. Christianity, as writers from the New Testament on […]