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Poem: “The Birch Tree”
The Birch Tree Shale-gray morn Lace in purse Thin-paged Missal Scriptural verse. Rosary rattles Scooped from table Will pray…
Yearly Archives: 2011
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The Call of Catholic Men to Daily Prayer
First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings and for…
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Poem: “Saint Teresa of Jesus”
Saint Teresa of Jesus This present life we live, she said A darkness at a lousy inn – Have you…
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Media Getting It About 40 Days for Life
The media likes 40 Days for Life — and we have the abortion industry to thank. No, I have not…
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Fears for Christians in Syria
The situation of Christians in Syria could worsen under a new government. This was the fear voiced by Bishop Samir…
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No Hijab, No Peace: Analyzing the Rye Playland Incident
In a controversy sure to fuel the accommodation debate, 15 people were arrested on August 30 at Rye Playland, an…
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A Shower of Roses
In the mid-1980’s, I spent a lot of time with Michelle, a seventeen year-old parishioner who suffered from a terminal…
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Poem: “The Colorful Bottle and the Genie”
The Colorful Bottle and the Genie (A Parable) Some called it a lantern, When a candle was placed in it…
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Peace and Security
A few years ago, I toured northern England. There, stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, the Roman Emperor Hadrian…
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St. Remigius, Bishop
Remigius, or Remi, was born of noble and pious parents. At the age of twenty-two, in spite of the canons…