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In praise of the St. Vincent de Paul Society

By Robert Stewart
Thanks for the above referenced article about the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in helping to protect the working poor from predators, namely payday and car title loan operations, engaged in lending practices that burden borrowers with high interest loan rates. The St. Vincent de Paul Society members have long been recognized […]
3/13/18
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Charity and love during Lent

By David Gibson
The sound of cymbals can add amazingly to the music of an orchestra or band. 
3/7/18
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For God so loved the world

By Fr. Jack Peterson, Ya
We started Lent with the imposition of ashes and the prayerful challenge, “Repent and believe the Good News.”
3/7/18
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Ending a culture of violence

By Richard Doerflinger

A horrific mass shooting at a Florida high school has left 17 people dead and placed school violence and gun control at the forefront of public debate.

 

3/7/18
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Supreme Court considers pro-life cases

By Russell Shaw
Defeat on a Senate procedural vote last January of legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy was a great disappointment. 
3/7/18
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Embrace sacrifice — but do not forget service and surrender

By Mike Nelson

Lent and Easter had come and gone, but the Christian call to sacrifice was very much on Pope Francis' mind when he addressed 12,000 pilgrims in St. Peter's Square last June 28 during his weekly general audience.

 

3/1/18
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Sunday at 9 p.m.

By Soren Johnson

At about 9 p.m. on a recent, stressful Sunday evening, which came on the heels of a stressful weekend, which came on the heels of a stressful week, I turned to my wife and asked, “How am I doing at being emotionally available to you and practically responsive to the needs of our home?”

 

3/1/18
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Learning from the Angel of the Gap

By Christina Capecchi
Little did he know what a noble purpose awaited him when Don Ritchie settled into a house on Old South Head Road back in 1964.
3/1/18
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In the wilderness with Jesus

By Elizabeth Foss
It is predictable as ashes on the first day of Lent; by the second week, I’m discouraged. 
3/1/18
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