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When I die, do not cremate me!

May 15, 2020 Casey Chalk 25

There’s something inexplicably profound about the dead, buried body, even as it decays to bones and dust. It reminds man of his morality, while suggesting, via the tension of a corpse that looks and feels […]

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On John Paul II’s centenary

May 13, 2020 George Weigel 4

As the world and the Church mark the centenary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II on May 18, a kaleidoscope of memories will shape my prayer and reflection that day. John Paul […]

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The Cross and the current crisis

May 12, 2020 Thomas M. Doran 6

“How could this happen?” we ask ourselves, and anyone else who’s willing to listen. I’ve been reading Fulton Sheen’s Life of Christ at two pages a day for many months. He has the tedious habit […]