By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
A well-used word today is transition, especially as it applies to the various changes in life that we encounter and the subsequent adjustments that we must make.
8/14/25
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By Elizabeth Foss
It’s not my first rodeo. Or even my second. This is not the first of my children to leave for college.
8/14/25
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
Unbeknownst to me, when I changed my calendar to August, I entered “National Back to School Month.” As fond as I am of new school supplies and the scent of new books, not even I knew that this is celebrated for an entire month.
8/14/25
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
This column is late. And we are taking another break from our Theology of the Body series, to which we will return next time. Because I’ve had a lot going on, and I have some thoughts I really want to share.
8/14/25
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By Christina Capecchi
When the chaos rises — the living room buzzing with four kids, piano pounding, guitar strumming, high-speed chases underway — Katie Murray’s eyes land on the “Annunciation” print framed above the couch.
8/14/25
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By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Aug. 3 — Lk 12:13-21 It is a fascinating feature of human behavior that we both spend incredible effort to build and ornament the tombs of our great and mighty and continue to visit them as touchstones of our unique cultures. Mausolea from Arlington to Paris to Florence to Egypt to Beijing serve as tourist […]
8/2/25
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By Elizabeth Foss
We hear it so often that I’m not sure we consider its meaning: Your spouse is your path to heaven. We tend to think that what will help us get to heaven in marriage is our spouse’s strength — their leadership, their patience, their devotion, their virtue. But more often, it’s their faults. It’s the […]
7/31/25
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
Late July brings one of my favorite celebrations in the church year: the July 26th Memorial of Sts. Ann and Joachim, the parents of Mary, the Mother of God.
7/31/25
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By Fr. Steven Oetjen
July 27 — Lk 11:1–13 Immediately after Luke’s Gospel records Jesus’ visit to the home of Martha and Mary (Lk 10:38–42), which we heard last Sunday, it next relates how Jesus “was praying in a certain place.” Jesus doesn’t simply tell us that prayer and the contemplative life are “the better part.” He shows us […]
7/26/25
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