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The Difference that the Spirit Makes
As a teen, I thought the clergy were supposed to do everything. We laity were just called to pray, pay,…
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A Sleeping Church Wakes Up
Throughout the ongoing debate over President Barack Obama’s contraceptive mandate, and again on Monday, when Catholic leaders here in St.…
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MTV Exploits Viewers to Make a Quick Buck
I have joked for years that MTV is destroying civilization as we know it. Then, the network gave us “Jersey…
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Communicating the Gospel Revolution
I gave them your word and the world hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as…
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Solemnity of the Ascension
It is fitting to celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. We rejoice to see the holy city…
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To Fit In or Not to Fit In? Developing Friendships
There is a dichotomy in this question or quest, if you will. “Fitting in” calls for a person to make…
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Catholic Bishops and the Nuns
The Vatican called it a reform but it’s actually a “war against nuns,” an unprovoked “crackdown” on the dwindling ranks…
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“Runner” Introduces Mother to Son’s World
For as well as I know my only son, I never really understood him until I read John L. Parker…
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Parenting is a Lifelong Endeavor
Have you seen the U.S. Department of State’s definition and legislation for legal adulthood? The DOS website states: “When a…
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Book Review: Style, Sex, & Substance
Style, Sex, & Substance: 10 Catholic Women Consider the Things that Really Matter, edited buy Hallie Lord, is full of…