Editorial
Riots, Technocrats, and Normality
What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, […]
Articles by Carl E. Olson
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Three Births and the Third Person of the Trinity
Readings: • Acts 2:1-11 • Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 • 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17 • Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 He is silent, yet sounds like rushing wind; he […]
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The Ascension: Continuing closeness and source of lasting joy
Readings: • Acts 1:1-11 • Psa 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 • Eph 1:17-23 • Matt 28:16-20 Pope Saint Leo the Great (c. 400-461), in a sermon on the Ascension, wrote: Since then Christ’s Ascension is our […]
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The most mysterious and enigmatic Person in the Bible
Readings: • Acts 8:4-8, 14-17 • Psa 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 • 1 Pet 3:15-18 • Jn 14:15-21 How would you answer this question: “Who do you think is the most mysterious and enigmatic […]
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No Christ, no Church; know Christ, know the Church
Readings: • Acts 6:1-7 • Psa 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 • 1 Pet 2:4-9 • Jn 14:1-12 Perhaps you, like me, know people who express belief in Jesus, but have no interest in the Church. I […]
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Author: Dorothy Day’s personalism and faithful orthodoxy too often overlooked
Dr. Terrence Wright, an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Pre-Theology Program at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, has studied and written about phenomenology, personalism, the relationship between philosophy and literature, […]
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Saint Peter, the leader of the choir, the ardent lover of Christ
Readings: • Acts 2:14a, 36-41 • Ps 23:1-2a, 3b-4, 5, 6 • 1 Pet 2:20b-25 • Jn 10:1-10 It would be difficult to find a more eloquent tribute to Saint Peter than that written by […]
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The road to Emmaus and the reality of the Eucharist
Readings: • Acts 2:14, 22-33 • Psa. 16:1-2,5,7-11 • 1 Pet. 1:17-21 • Lk. 24:13-35 I grew up attending a small Fundamentalist Bible chapel that believed the Lord’s Supper should be commemorated each week. Nearly […]
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Jesus Christ, the Personification of Mercy
Readings: • Acts 2:42-47 • Psa 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 • 1 Pet 1:3-9 • Jn 20:19-31 As a young boy I enjoyed playing Little League baseball. On a couple of occasions, while playing a lesser […]
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The Resurrection: From Darkness to Transformation
Readings: • Acts 10:34A, 37-43 • Psa 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 • Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8 • Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or Lk 24:13-35 “How can I lay open before you the mystery […]