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Oak Tables and the After Life
I am no theologian. I know there are probably theological treatises on what happens in the afterlife when we die.…
Browsing: Catechesis
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The Death-Haunted Art of Friendship: Part III
For Part I of this series, go here; for Part II, here. When I was a little girl, like all…
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In Search for Conciliar Clarity
As a writer and speaker who frequently addresses topics related to the Second Vatican Council, I read with great interest…
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Reflections for Sunday, August 5, 2012
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Exodus 16:2-4,12-15; Psalm 78:3-4,23-25,54; Ephesians 4:17,20-24; John 6:24-35) Spending Time with Jesus,…
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Human Shepherds of God’s Sheep
First he heard the bells. Sunday afternoon, mid-1920s, Blessed Sacrament Parish, the Bronx. The altar boy rang them during Benediction…
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The Good Book(s)
THE FACT IS … After college I landed a job as a reporter. “Meatball journalism”—four or five stories daily—was the…
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Saints Are Sinners, Too
VESSELS OF GRACE In the 1970s Billy Joel wrote a hit song, “Only the Good Die Young.” The lyrics…
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Reflections for Sunday, July 15, 2012
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Opening Ourselves to Receiving God’s Divine Graces “In him we have redemption…
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Just Have Faith
Imagine this. A religious leader—his name is Jairus—has just received the worst news that any parent could hear: “Your daughter…
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Created for Immortality
“God did not make death, Neither does He have pleasure over the destruction of the living. For He created all…