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Rain and Sun
A few years back, a Princeville, Illinois family I know hosted an Italian teen for the summer. This young man…
Author Msgr. Richard Soseman
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Palm Sunday
The ceremonials of Palm Sunday were proceeding beautifully at St Peter’s Church, Volo, Illinois, as I celebrated Mass the day…
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Prayer in Action
Bishop Sheen was well acquainted with the media, through long years of experience. After beginning work as a priest in…
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Growing in Faith
The Feast of the Annunciation (March 25th, nine short shopping months until Christmas!) reminds me of the response we might…
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Do not hasten to bid me Adieu
I always find the lyrics of the song “Red River Valley” to be haunting and beautiful. Written in Iowa, and…
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Tempted Yet?
An Ice Cream Sundae. At 11:30 p.m. or so on Mardi Gras. My yearly custom, for many years, was to…
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Can you intuit this?
Apple. McIntosh. Golden Delicious. Johnny Red. My earliest memories of apples come from visits to Stone’s Apple Orchard in Hampton,…
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Migrants, in a spiritual sense
The town of Princeville, where I was proud to serve for 10 years, has had migrant workers from Texas since…
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Are you Crazy? Preparing for Lent?
When I was a kid, preparation for Lent meant Mardi Gras, my mother was so good she always looked for…