By Elizabeth A. Elliott
A recent jury experience prompts reflections on faith and justice.
3/11/19
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By Sr. Constance Veit, Lsp
Lent reminds us that we are pilgrims on the path of discipleship, living out the paschal mystery in our lives, each according to our own vocation.
3/7/19
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By Russell Shaw
This column is being written on the eve of a much-publicized summit meeting of bishops from around the world whom Pope Francis has summoned to Rome to discuss the sex abuse scandal but will appear after it.
3/7/19
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So what is the fish sandwich landscape like? I decided to find out.
3/5/19
By Jeff Caruso
On Feb. 25, the U.S. Senate failed to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (BAASPA).
3/1/19
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Widowed at 58, my grandmother had enough in savings to spend her remaining years in peace and quiet. But the five-foot tall daughter of Dutch immigrants chose a different path.
2/28/19
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There are some recent signs that the culture is coming around to something more sacramental in our increasingly digitized landscape.
2/28/19
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Everyone older than 14 years of age is bound to observe the law of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on all Fridays within the season of Lent and on Ash Wednesday.
2/27/19
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By Fr. Jack Peterson
The struggle with hypocrisy represents one more area of our common, broken human nature where pride rears its ugly head. The sin of pride makes us want to call out the sins of everyone around us rather than humbly, quietly and honestly working to root out sin from our lives. We are deceived into thinking that calling out the sins of others will somehow make us feel better about ourselves. It just does not work and it grates on everyone who listens to us.
2/27/19
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Gospel Commentary: Begin again
The legendary golfer, Jack Nicklaus, had an annual spring ritual. Despite his countless career achievements, every year he would revisit his old golf teacher, Jack Grout, and together they would review the three fundamentals of the game.