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Teilhard and the Lillies
It’s already been a wild ride this year. Our parishes are awaiting a new pastor and regionalization. Three of my sons are seeking employment and facing down a hundred grand in student loans between...
View ArticleThe Narrow Path
Matthew 7:14 “How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few.” Freedom is wonderful…but sometimes it causes us to be shackled in chains. With so many...
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Vacation Purgatory
My family took a short trip to the Smoky Mountains National Park recently and I think I discovered Purgatory. Down in Tennessee it goes by a different name: Pigeon Forge – perhaps you’ve been there?...
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The Big Picture
Even though we are part of a universal church, our outlook is usually local simply because that is our most direct experience of Catholicism. We experience the parochial more than the universal Church....
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The Legacy of War
Webster defines WAR as 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or...
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Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus
In the Excerpt from “In the Footsteps of Jesus: Catholic Social Teaching at Work Today,” it states, “Charity and justice are incomplete without each other; they are two sides of the same coin....
View ArticleChrist at the Center: Home Edition
Sixth Sunday of Easter: May 5, 2013 Gospel: John 14:23-29 Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling...
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#PrayforPeace: A Tweet-Cyclical
If you are not on Twitter, you may be unaware of how intense the Pope has been using that social network to preach the Gospel under the handle @Pontifex. Over time the Pope is becoming savvier with...
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Thank You, Mandiba!
To look at me, you might not think I would be much affected by the death of Nelson Mandela. Half a world away and older than my father would have been had he lived… what do I know about such things? I...
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