By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
As a general rule, the church's Code of Canon Law provides that Catholic ministers lawfully administer Catholic sacraments only to Catholics (Canon 844.1).
11/26/18
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By Effie Caldarola
November is a month of thanksgiving, family and celebration.
11/26/18
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By Elizabeth Foss
What is life without hope? It is despair. It is defeat. It is untethered, aimless, sorrowful.
11/26/18
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By Ann M. Augherton
Babe Ruth, a famous baseball player who was long gone before I came along, held a very special place in my family.
One of my favorite stories of my mother’s time in the U.S. Coast Guard as a SPAR during World War II was her description of working as secretary to the captain of the port in Battery Park, New York City. She was one of the first — and few — women in the office and was quick to point out that the men were very respectful of the women.
11/16/18
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“Being Catholic in Boston is a contact sport,” Cardinal Sean O’Malley said recently. We may laugh, but I have news: Being Catholic anywhere in America today is a contact sport. Welcome to the new normal. If you are not stepping up to assume full responsibility for your Catholic faith, it is only a matter of […]
11/15/18
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By Elizabeth A. Elliott
A reporter was given the opportunity to participate in a flag retirement ceremony.
11/13/18
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By Greg Erlandson
Thanksgiving couldn't come at a better time this year, because gratitude is the one inexhaustible natural resource we seem to have a shortage of these days.
11/13/18
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By Katie Prejean-mcgrady
There's a strong temptation to think all of that: to think that the synod on "Young people, faith and vocational discernment" was a "one and done" meeting with a few hundred bishops and a handful of young people resulting in a document that most people won't read and an apostolic exhortation that's still a few months away.
11/13/18
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By Russell Shaw
As I stood in line waiting to go to confession recently (yes, I still do that), a man who’d lately exited the confessional approached me and in a confidential tone of voice said, “I’m beginning to believe we are in the End Times. Do you think that might be true?”
11/13/18
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Gospel commentary: Listening for the tone of truth
In an age bombarded by information and words it can be instructive to slow down long enough to listen — to hear the Eternal Word speak.