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Wiping the Slate Clean
The other day, I wiped the slate clean. Literally. In our prayer corner, we have a gray slate shingle that…
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Role Model Opposites: Snooki and Kirk Cousins
Among last week’s troubling headlines: ” ‘Jersey Shore’ scores most-watched season premiere ever: Opener drew 8.8 million total viewers.” Apparently,…
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The Canaanite Woman
The apostles thought she was a nuisance and asked Jesus to get rid of her. Jesus had gone to the…
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The Liturgical Impact of Homosexuality in the Priesthood
As debate surrounding the recently published John Jay Report (Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests…
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Questions Raised by Mormons’ Candidacy
As America gears up for another presidential election season, do we really have to agonize yet again over whether being…
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The Power of a Father’s Presence
For fatherhood in America, these are the best of times and the worst of times. So says a new Pew…
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College Students Need Help to Keep their Faith
When my daughter was researching prospective colleges and universities a few years ago, she claimed for a time that her…
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In Praise of the Unknown Engineers
Who can name the geniuses who have wrought our modern world? The scientists and engineers whose imagination, sweat and determination…
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For All? Or For Many?
Recently, I went back to work part-time at a fabric store as the Education Coordinator in charge of the classes,…
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The Real Population Bomb
In 1968, Stanford biologist Paul R. Erlich opened his bestselling book, “The Population Bomb,” with this declaration: “The battle to…