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Remembering the faithful departed

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
Let it never be said that the expression, “Out of sight, out of mind” describes our attitude toward the faithful departed. November is the special backdrop against which the church exhorts us to pray and sacrifice for the poor souls in purgatory. Yet, we realize that our serious duty to assist them as they make […]
10/25/22
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Types of pharisees

By Fr. Richard Miserendino
GOSPEL COMMENTARY Oct. 23, Lk 18:9-14 Every time I read our Gospel for this Sunday (Lk 18:9-14), I have the same thought: “Man, that pharisee in the parable is such a disaster. Thank God I’m not like that … Oh wait.” It’s so easy to become the pharisee, especially when we’re doing most things well […]
10/22/22
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Imperfect parent

By Elizabeth Foss
I think I always wanted to be the perfect parent — the one who didn’t make any mistakes, didn’t miss any opportunities to affirm and offered unconditional love. I didn’t have a perfect childhood. We moved a lot. There were infidelities, substance abuse, mental illness and divorce. It was chaotic. I didn’t know firsthand what […]
10/21/22
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Jesus is in the chapel

By Sr. Constance Veit, LSP
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by magnets. I loved to watch the little magnetic skaters glide across a mirror in our family’s Christmas village at the flip of a switch and I enjoyed doing science experiments with magnets and iron shavings in school. I recall a comparison Pope John Paul II made […]
10/20/22
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Difficulties in prayer

By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Gospel Commentary Oct. 16, Lk 18:1-8 The Gospels contain many parables, and usually the Evangelists simply record Our Lord’s words and leave it at that. Today we have one of those privileged exceptions. St. Luke records not only the parable that came from Our Lord’s lips, but he also tells us what it is about. […]
10/15/22
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Supporting our priests

By Christina Capecchi
Is there still a stigma around mental illness? Is such a stigma more pronounced among priests? The answer to those questions became resoundingly clear last summer when Paul Ruff addressed a gathering of 250-some priests from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Ruff, a 66-year-old licensed Catholic psychologist and director of counseling services for […]
10/14/22
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How to wake up

By Soren Johnson
We’ve all seen plenty of intriguing articles like “9 Billionaires’ Morning Routines” or “The 5 Best Morning Routines of Productive People.” And as we cast about for life hacks and quick fixes, we can’t help but wonder if somewhere in our humdrum mornings lies the secret ingredient — to getting ahead, to success, to happiness. […]
10/13/22
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Responding to suffering

By Elizabeth Foss
I remember a time in my teens when a woman just barely a generation older than me told me that most people suffer one great tragedy in their lives, and then they move on, wiser for the experience. I remember running a few of my life experiences past her and asking if she thought any […]
10/12/22
Reading Time 3 min

Give thanks

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
GOSPEL COMMENTARY Oct. 9, Lk 17:11-19 Jesus bestows an abundance of healing grace upon 10 lepers in today’s Gospel. Leprosy was one of the most dreaded realities in the world when Jesus walked this earth. It led to a long, slow and painful death. Lepers were banished from society and lived outside of town with […]
10/6/22
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The science of Eucharistic miracles

By Steve Hemler and Lee Granger
The Catholic Church has consistently held that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread and wine. However, over half of Catholics do not accept this teaching. In order to dispel doubts, God has provided many instances throughout church history where the consecrated bread and/or wine have become […]
10/4/22
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