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A brave new pro-life ethic

By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
Since 1974, thousands of people have attended the March for Life in Washington every year in January. Founded by Nellie Gray, the March began as a small demonstration in 1974, one year after the Supreme Court’s Jan. 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade decision. It soon became the world’s largest pro-life event, bearing witness to the […]
7/15/22
Reading Time 5 min

Extravagant love

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
GOSPEL COMMENTARY July 17, Lk 10:38-42 Let’s pause from our everyday concerns and take a moment to marvel at God’s extravagant love. Two manifestations of God’s extravagant love stand out in our readings today. The first is the gift given to Abraham and Sarah. Abraham, our father in faith, and his wife Sarah were granted […]
7/15/22
Reading Time 3 min

The Good Samaritan

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Gospel Commentary July 10, Lk 10:25-37 The famous parable of the Good Samaritan might rank among the best-known passages of the Gospels, but remains frequently misunderstood. Even as children, we may have learned this parable as an injunction not to judge, since the normally shunned Samaritan shows the highest moral quality in the story, and […]
7/8/22
Reading Time 3 min

Question Corner: How to obtain relics?

By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
How to obtain relics? Q. Please forgive my awful handwriting. I have multiple sclerosis and also Parkinson’s disease and can no longer do very well on a typewriter or computer. My question is: Why is it so hard to obtain first-class relics? (Also, do I need permission from my bishop to obtain them?) I am now […]
7/5/22
Reading Time 3 min

Near to God

By Elizabeth Foss
Think about a time when you struggled, when you suffered, when you strained to stay upright in a storm. Did you pray? Did you call out to God and ask him to walk with you along the hard path? If you did, was he very near to you, or was he some vague, abstract, last-ditch […]
7/5/22
Reading Time 3 min

Innocence of students at stake

By Susan T. Muskett
In May, the Fairfax County School Board agreed to solicit feedback from parents on proposed Family Life Education (FLE) sex-ed initiatives that would significantly affect the innocence of children in Fairfax public elementary schools and advance a blurring of all distinctions between male and female biological sex. The parental input will take place this fall. […]
7/5/22
Reading Time 2 min

Gospel, not gimmicks

By Fr. Richard Miserendino
A glance at Jesus’ business model in our Gospel this Sunday (Lk 10:1-12, 17-20) gives the impression that he wouldn’t fare well on “Shark Tank.” The hit show is all about entrepreneurs hawking the latest gadget to improve our lives. To win the support of a wealthy “shark,” one needs a sales pitch, a few […]
7/3/22
Reading Time 3 min

Gratitude for Dobbs decision

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
V. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. R. For His mercy endures forever. We can’t adequately express our gratitude to God for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but we should try. The place to begin? Extra Masses, holy hours, rosaries and our frequent, worthy reception of the sacraments, all of which […]
6/27/22
Reading Time 3 min

Nowhere to rest his head

By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Gospel Commentary June 26, Lk 9:51-62 An enthusiastic disciple approaches Jesus in today’s Gospel and proclaims, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus responds briefly, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” The desire to follow Jesus unconditionally, wherever he […]
6/24/22
Reading Time 3 min

How we live our lives on and offline

By Elise Italiano Ureneck
A few months back I had the opportunity to speak with a theologian who is doing some serious thinking about the ethics of technology and its broader effects on our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors. Luis Vera, associate professor of theology at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, writes and lectures on subjects […]
6/22/22
Reading Time 3 min

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