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The holy Trinity

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Gospel Commentary June 12, Jn 16:12-15 The ancient church famously told a story about St. Augustine, that he was once walking along the seashore trying to understand clearly how the Father, Son and Holy Spirit could be one God in three persons. As he walked, he saw a small child running back and forth between […]
6/2/22
Reading Time 3 min

Pentecost

By Fr. Richard Miserendino
GOSPEL COMMENTARY June 5, Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 Being at a parish with a large school means that there’s never a day without a “what if” question. School kids are an endless fountain of hypotheticals, always thinking of one more bizarre example to test any teaching or rule. State any principle, for instance: […]
6/2/22
Reading Time 3 min

Question corner: When did the Holy Spirit come?

By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. I have often wondered about the difference between the disciples receiving the Holy Spirit immediately after the Resurrection “on the evening of that first day of the week” (Jn 20:19-23) and the coming of the Holy Spirit upon them at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). Is it two different accounts of the same event, or did […]
6/2/22
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‘Abortion, eugenics, destroying the nuclear family’

By Russell Shaw
In the uproar over the leak of an early draft of a Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision legalizing abortion, the rhetoric of editorialists and commentators friendly to abortion has been short on light but long on heat. Even the conclusion of the New York Times editorial — “If you thought […]
6/2/22
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Feminine and modest: designing a better swimsuit

By Christina Capecchi
For years, Catherine Huss’ twin passions were evident: faith and fashion. The 30-year-old Catholic never felt that her faith was at odds with her penchant for apparel. But the career path she projected for herself did appear lonely. She wasn’t aware of any other Catholic fashion designers.  “I didn’t see anyone doing it,” said Catherine, […]
6/2/22
Reading Time 3 min

A tale of two weddings

By Greg Erlandson
How do we attract people to our church? How do we invite people to “come and see?” These are questions being asked with greater urgency these days. The “nones,” that is, those with no religious affiliation, are growing in number, while too many Catholics are walking away from any sort of consistent practice. A great […]
6/2/22
Reading Time 3 min

Ask for the Holy Spirit

By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Gospel Commentary May 29, Lk 24:46-53 The risen Lord spent 40 days with his disciples before he ascended into heaven. But eventually the time came for him to go. On this year’s observance of the solemnity of the Ascension, we hear from the Gospel of Luke, which records Jesus’ last instructions to the disciples before […]
5/26/22
Reading Time 3 min

An open letter on abortion

By Mary Beth Bonacci
So, you say you are pro-choice. But you also say that you are appalled to hear that several states, in the wake of a potential Roe reversal, have passed legislation codifying legal access to abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy. You say you favor legal abortion “up to a point” but that, in these […]
5/23/22
Reading Time 4 min

Wonderful May

By Elizabeth Foss
There is something almost magical about May. It’s a month so full of hope. Flowers burst from the ground and from tree branches in a proliferation of color where just a few short days ago there was nothing but brown. Darling little gap-toothed girls wearing sweet white dresses take their places with little boys dressed […]
5/23/22
Reading Time 3 min

Question Corner: Living together before marriage

By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Protestants, Catholics and tithing Q. I grew up in a Protestant church but converted to Catholicism. Sometimes it seems to me that Catholics give a lot less money to their churches than Protestants do. (The Sunday collections reported in our parish bulletin would, I think, be dwarfed by some Protestant parishes much smaller than our […]
5/23/22
Reading Time 4 min

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