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Peace Requires Time and Patience
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good Morning! In the Gospel for today, Jesus reiterates the conditions for being his disciples: not…
Monthly Archives: September, 2013
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Schedule for Papal Prayer Vigil
Here is the schedule for the papal prayer vigil [as of Friday evening]. 5:45 pm (Rome time) — About 50 priests…
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Adult Children and Faith
A while back, I asked someone for ideas for this column. “Why don’t you write about raising kids?” came the…
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Calling all Catholics: Defend Your Brothers and Sisters in Syria
Catholics are supposed to be the champions of human rights. We are 25 percent of the U.S. population, yet Barack…
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What are You Giving Your Mother Mary for her Birthday?
What are you giving your Mom for her birthday? That question can make people cringe, either because they have no…
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Two Child Policy in China: Too Little Too Late?
With its announcement of possible reforms, China has implicitly admitted its forty year-old one child per-family policy has been a…
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Reflections for Sunday, September 8, 2013
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Wisdom 9:13-18; Psalm 90:3-6,12-17; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33) What it Means to…
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Poem: “Cicadas at Rest”
Cicadas at Rest I laid still long enough to see the clouds float by And feel my baby’s breath– almostly…
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St. Eleutherius, Abbot
WONDERFUL simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy man. He was chosen abbot of St.…