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What should Christians think of the passing of one of the pioneers of the pornographic revolution?
10/2/17
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By Greg Erlandson
Would it surprise you to know that most Catholic parishioners are quite happy with their parishes? A whopping 92 percent rate their satisfaction with their parish as good or excellent. Would it also surprise you to know that Mass attendance is down by 50 percent from the 1960s? These are but two of the […]
9/27/17
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This is the second in Siege2Surge, a six-part series that outlines how a dad’s six Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will equip him to lead his family spiritually each and every day. 41° 43′ N, 49° 57′ W: These haunting coordinates mark the spot where the Titanic went down. Noon: This is the precise time […]
9/27/17
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By Russell Shaw
As a kind of back-to-school gift to students, professors at three of the nation’s prestige schools offered them a piece of good advice: “Think for yourself.”
9/20/17
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By Elizabeth Foss
If we were to ban masks in all our interpersonal relationships, would we, too, minimize the harm we do to one another? Further, if we took down the mask and faced Our Lord as we really are, would we experience greater intimacy with Him?
9/20/17
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By John Garvey
Urging the president to exercise prerogative power gives Congress a happy outcome without the attendant responsibility. But it hands back to the executive a responsibility that it took centuries to take away from him.
9/20/17
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
I am a Catholic, but I have forgotten why incense is sometimes used at Mass. Please explain, especially with regard to its use at funerals. (Aumsville, Ore.)
9/20/17
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By Thomas J. Craughwell
Richeldis de Faverches had a vision of Mary in which the Blessed Mother showed her the Holy House of Nazareth, the home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Mary asked Richeldis to build a replica of the Holy House in England. Mary promised, “Whoever seeks my help there will not go away empty-handed.”
9/20/17
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By Fr. Stanley J. Krempa
Some people, maybe even many, are puzzled by today’s Gospel parable. When we hear this story told by Jesus, we focus on the seeming injustice of those who worked for only one hour being paid the same as those who worked for a full day. The thrust of this parable, however, is not on justice but on God’s generosity even to the latecomer.
9/20/17
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The two sons