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On the Deficit, the Rich, and the Tea Party
I’ve only recently come to realize the nature of the hurdle this country faces in trying to turn around a…
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Taxes: Fair or Foul?
Somewhere in the Analects of Confucius, the Master says that the first step in solving a problem is to call…
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Reliving the Orthodontia Journey
Dear Reader, I have so many friends whose kids are either beginning or ending the orthodontia journey, I found myself…
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Too Much Screen Time
So plopping your preschooler in front of the television to gawk at “SpongeBob SquarePants” — a frenetic cartoon featuring scene…
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Catholic Bishops Wade Into Budget Debate
As Congress struggles to balance our out-of-control federal budget, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has officially put…
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“In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being”
There is One Being, Who knows Himself and sees Himself. He dwells in Himself, And from Himself sets forth. Glory…
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Conscience Protections Moving Wrong Way in US
Catholic scholars are up in arms about the latest interim rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services,…
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Political Lingo: Disavow the Enemy’s Language
Really, how important are the words we use? Here’s what Jesus tells us in Matthew 12:36 & 37: But I…
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Poem: “Wheat and Weeds”
Wheat and Weeds Wheat and weeds within me grow, Carrying on like friend and foe. Always mixing, always climbing, Rising…
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Using Bullying to Club Patriotic Pledge
Last week while thousands of children were outfitted in their “Sunday best” attire to attend memorial services for their parents,…