By Effie Caldarola
If we tried to increase our prayer life during Lent, we should double our efforts now. If we tried to face the world's injustice during Lent, we should turn there more deeply now.
5/9/19
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By Elizabeth Foss
I had this mental image of life as a book, each decade its own chapter and the story unfolding with time. But who is writing the story? There is a tension between acknowledging God as author and also recognizing that we own our stories.
5/9/19
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I miss my mom every day, so I know how Mother’s Day can be a sensitive time for many people who have lost their own mothers.
5/9/19
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By Sr. Constance Veit
During the month of May, we thank God for our mothers and all we have received from them.
5/1/19
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By Russell Shaw
A little more than a year and a half before the presidential election of 2020, the post-Mueller features of that contest are coming into focus along with some clues to its possible outcome.
5/1/19
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Should I tell my daughter not to receive Communion since she has not been to confession and has been consciously neglecting her Sunday obligation?
5/1/19
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
I am puzzled at the young parents in our parish who allow their children to cry loudly in church for extended periods of time.
5/1/19
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2
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The psalmist promises that “weeping lasts for a night … joy comes in the morning.” But the news these days sure makes for a long night. For most of my life, I’ve thought of joy as a lofty emotion that is usually out of reach. The morning rarely seems to come.
4/26/19
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3
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
May the ambo be used for announcements before Mass begins?
4/24/19
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Gospel commentary: Begin again(1)
In all the history of the church, there has never been a day of scandal worse than Good Friday.