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He Said What?! The How and How Not of Teaching by Personal Experience
“He said what?!” These were the first words that came out of my mouth when I heard my Confirmation teacher…
Browsing: Learn & Live the Faith
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Fears for Christians in Syria
The situation of Christians in Syria could worsen under a new government. This was the fear voiced by Bishop Samir…
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A Shower of Roses
In the mid-1980’s, I spent a lot of time with Michelle, a seventeen year-old parishioner who suffered from a terminal…
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Peace and Security
A few years ago, I toured northern England. There, stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, the Roman Emperor Hadrian…
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The First Epistle of St. John
The Roman galley cruised through the surf and flotsam into the harbor on the island of Patmos in the Aegean…
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St. Jerome and the Text of Scripture
September 30, 420 saw the death of the Latin Church Father St. Jerome and hence September 30th is his feast…
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Manners and Morals in America as Seen from Equatorial Africa
In the tradition of Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, cross-cultural comparisons can sometimes provide insights to which we,…
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“Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry!”
Fr. Peter and I have been trying to get together for over a year. We’ve both been so busy, he…
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Lessons from Rosh Hashanah
The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month you shall keep a…