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Rejoice? In Lent?
We are well into the season of Lent, and I am reminded of this fact regularly as I mindlessly open a can of soda and begin to sip on it, […]
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A Eucharistic Word: Remembrance
Remembrance is a central part of our Catholic faith. For the nine years I attended Catholic grade school, Friday afternoons of Lent were spent in church. The entire school community […]
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Lent Prepares Us to Be with God – Now and in the Next Life
Third Sunday of Lent The Book of Exodus, the source of the first reading, recalls the encounter between God and Moses at the burning bush. Moses is reported as tending […]
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The Trump Executive Order on IVF
In mid-February, President Trump issued an executive order entitled, “Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization” (IVF), in which he stated, “My administration recognizes the importance of family formation, and as […]
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A New Heart This Lent
(OSV News) – I know it’s part of getting older, but when my husband was told to go to the ER because a clinical trial EKG had revealed an irregular […]
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The Catholic Witness We Need Now
(OSV News) – If there’s anything we know from the first several weeks of the second Trump administration (let alone from his first term), it’s that the next four years […]
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Lent Gives Us the Resolve to Grow Closer to Christ
Second Sunday in Lent The Book of Genesis is the source of the first reading. It is a story about Abraham, whom the Jews regarded – and still regard – […]
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Allow the Love of God to Flood Our Lives this Lent
In the post-Communion prayer for the Second Sunday of Lent we pray: “As we receive these glorious mysteries, we make thanksgiving to you, O Lord, for allowing us while still […]
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Take Up Your Cross
(OSV News) – For some years now, it has been fashionable for Catholics to declare that we’re not giving up anything for Lent but instead are doing something positive. This […]
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Called Not to Be Served but to Serve
(OSV News) – Pope Francis’ most recent encounter with mortality has captured the world’s attention. As of this writing, he remains in the hospital fighting double pneumonia with a “reserved” […]
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Like Christ, We Must Reject Satan’s Temptations This Lent
First Sunday of Lent The Book of Deuteronomy provides the first reading for this First Sunday of Lent. Deuteronomy recalls the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt, where they had […]
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Listening as Loving: Beyond ‘Good Job’
I am a compliment-er by nature. Giving sincere, spontaneous compliments feels as comfortable to me as remarking on the weather – and brings me more joy. In high school, friends […]