Monthly Archives: February, 2014
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How Shepherds Smell Like Their Sheep
One of the phrases people quote about Pope Francis is his exhortation that “shepherds must smell like their sheep.” If…
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Politics and Pulpit: “Uninhibited, Robust and Wide-Open!” Part One
It’s an election year, and it’s time to open our mouths, in the Church, about politics, candidates, and the right…
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We are the Light of the World
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME “Jesus is the greatest treasure in the universe. Jesus is better than anything—even the Super…
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Poem: “Fame is a Fickle Food”
Fame is a Fickle Food (Part 5: The Single Hound IV) Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate,…
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You are the Salt of the Earth
As a Catholic teen growing up in one of the most Catholic areas of the US, I never would have…
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Patron of Compulsive Shopping Disorders
As a cradle Catholic, I’ve had the privilege of learning about and praying for the intercession of many saints for…
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St. Jerome Emiliani
ST. JEROME EMILIANI was a member of one of the patrician families of Venice, and, like many other Saints, in…
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The Great Family of the Heavy-Hearted
I read about a young man paralyzed in a freak accident. The story gave a glimpse of his grief and…
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Fathers Needed
Fatherhood is likely to be a central part of the discussion when the world’s bishops gather at the Vatican this…