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You Don’t Really Know Who You Are
One of the most important rules for living in the world is: You are probably not who you think you are, and many others know you better than you know […]
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Advent Offers Us a Chance to Truly Encounter the Living God
First Sunday of Advent This weekend, the Church begins Advent. It begins the use of biblical readings from Year B of its three-year cycle. It is also the beginning of […]
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A Powerful Advent Lesson on Delayed Gratification
When my sisters and I were young, my mother would spend all Advent baking cookies and making candy. That may hardly seem remarkable; after all, countless millions of Christmas cookies […]
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In Advent, We Prepare for the Coming of Christ – and His Second Coming
I must admit, Advent is my favorite liturgical season of the year. Yes, I know the Christmas and Easter seasons are more important in terms of their recounting of salvation […]
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Learning About Eucharistic Desire from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I’ve always been drawn to St. Elizabeth’s story. […]
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We Belong to Christ the King, and He Belongs to Us
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe This weekend, the Church concludes its liturgical year of 2023. Next week, a new year will begin with the First […]
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If There Is No Patron Saint for Your Cause, Become One
Recently, my friend David retired after a long career in radio. I had many great conversations with him through the years during the morning show on Portland’s Catholic radio station, […]
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Four Ways to Jump-Start Your Eucharistic Revival
It’s been almost a year and a half since Corpus Christi Sunday in 2022 – June 19 – the launch date of the ongoing National Eucharistic Revival. At the time […]
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Through Christ, We Draw Strength to Sustain Our Faith
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Proverbs provides this weekend’s first reading. This book was composed when both the Holy Land and the lives of its inhabitants, God’s […]
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Truth and Charity: The Mission of Today’s Catholic
From the fall of 2005 through the early spring of 2006, I was in the process of putting my pagan ways behind me as I prepared to come into full […]
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Matthew Perry Reminds Us to Pray, Even for the Famous
“God, please help me,” Matthew Perry whispered. “Show me that you are here. God, please help me.” In his memoir, the late actor described an encounter where he unmistakably knew […]
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Destroying Father Rupnik’s Art, Restoring Trust, Living the Gospel
Last December, when news started to come to light about the “very highly credible” accusations of abuses committed by former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik, I cautioned against removing his art. In […]