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A Year Out: A Reflection on the “New” Translation of the Mass
The end of November, 2011 saw the one-year anniversary of the “new” translation of the Ordinary Form of the Roman…
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Being Faithful in Small Things
Yet if the impulse is noble, then that means there’s a hint of truth to this. So why the emphasis on the smallest bits of liturgical discipline? Why nitpick? In short, we are trying to be like the just servants in the parable of the talents.
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On the Rosa Mistica Apparitions
Recently, some friends queried me about the alleged apparitions known as “Rosa Mistica” (Mystical Rose). From their questions, it seemed…
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Francis and Benedict: Brothers in Humility
The present and former Pope met yesterday (March 24), in a moment without precedent. And the words which remain are…
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We Must Live the Faith with a Young Heart
Following is the whole text of Pope Francis’ homily during the Palm Sunday Mass that begins the Holy Week celebrations.…
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An Interview With St. Padre Pio’s Secretary
On August 31 in 2009, I – then a staff writer for the Tampa Bay Times – followed a Capuchin friar from…
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They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love
If you’re of a certain age, you’ll recognize the title from an old folk hymn; we sang it repeatedly at…
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My Brother Andrew
The key thing that Pope Francis did yesterday was to greet Patriarch Bartholomew I, ecumenical patriarch of the Greek Orthodox…
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What We Can Learn from Pope Francis’ Example
I want to reflect upon the election of our new Vicar of Christ, Francis from a view of application to…
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Remembering Jerome Lejeune
Clara Lejeune Gaymard has a “servant of God” as a father: Jerome Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the cause…