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Why Holidays Should Be Holy Days
In an effort to grab a bigger piece of Holiday Shopper Pie, major retailers have altered their “after Thanksgiving” hours…
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Christ the King & Last Judgment
On the final Sunday in the liturgical year, it is time to remember things that we’d prefer to forget. For…
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Poem: “Sailor’s Calm”
Sailor’s Calm Calm serene days Sizzling stifling doldrums… Crystal clear depths Beneath a silver blue mirror A sailor’s calm… “Calm…
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Find Me Somebody to Organ-Rob–Alive or Dead
Organ-robbing is something that, in polite company, is referred to as organ donation or organ removal from a “dead” body…
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Leading Biotech Company Abandons Embryonic Stem Cells
For years, the Geron Corporation has been touting its embryonic stem cell program as the future of regenerative medicine. Just last…
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Unwed Mom Factor Not in Maternity Leave Data
It’s good news or bad news, depending on the headline. Last week, Census Bureau statistics on the percentage of working…
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Co-Redemptrix? Thinking Critically About Mary
I have great love for Mary of Nazareth, the God-bearer, whose womb housed Divine Wisdom. Given my tender feelings, I…
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A Coffee Break with Mother Teresa and Blessed John Paul II
I am not a coffee drinker; my mother on the other hand, having grown up in New Orleans, would gulp…
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Poem: “The Coldest Fire in the World”
The Coldest Fire in the World Black Gum leaf is crimson black And on a branch a red winged hawk…
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Gerson Blows Whistle on Obama’s Anti-Catholic Policy — Time to Step Up
A faith removed from lived experience is no faith at all (James 2:14ff). Our faith concerns the totality of the…