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On Handwritten Letters
I received an unexpected postcard in the mail the other day from an old friend. It made my day. It’s…
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Speak, Lord, Your Servants Are Listening
Young Samuel was an apprentice of the priest Eli. In those days personal revelations from God rarely occurred. But then…
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Incest: The Next Frontier in ‘Reproductive Freedom’
Like a plastic Piggly Wiggly bag fluttering about in the alley, those untethered from God’s natural law are violently tossed…
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Poem: “Windowless Jail Cell”
Windowless Jail Cell A little window from your room Let our letters be Because for a time Separated souls are…
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Called and Consecrated
When I was growing up, we were urged to pray for vocations. That meant to pray for more priests and…
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January 22 Again
In five days the throngs will again descend on the nation’s capital and gather in state capitals across the land.…
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Assessing Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
His mistakes are fundamental and pervasive.
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Hebdo Heroes, Not! Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie
Editorial cartoons are an effective means of making a point briefly but powerfully. However, cartoons become increasingly unjustifiable when they…
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Our Catholic School Family
As Catholic Schools Week approaches in our diocese, I find myself reflecting on how we ended up choosing Catholic school…
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Police Officers: Authority and Accountability
The proper application of accountability limits power.