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Is Christianity “pie in the sky” religion or an “island of mercy and security”?
On the Readings for Sunday, February 11, 2018 […]
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Jesus Christ’s physical healings “announced a more radical healing”
On the Readings for Sunday, February 4, 2018 […]
Essay
“Nothing but you, Lord”: On the death of St. Thomas Aquinas
This year marks the 750th anniversary of the death of Dominican Friar Thomas Aquinas. A Doctor of the Church ranking with the Fathers of the Church in honor and esteem, he died at age 49 […]
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Prophets, demons, and false gods
On the Readings for Sunday, January 28, 2018 […]
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“What shall I do, sir?”: On the conversion of Saint Paul
Readings: • Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22 • Psa 117:1bc, 2 • Mk 16:15-18 Horse or no horse, it’s a powerful, moving story. My pastor and I have a running joke about the conversion of St. […]
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On resurrection, abortion, and judgment
Editor’s note: The following essay was originally posted on April 9, 2012; it is reposted here in recognition of the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. “On the morning of the […]
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Jonah and the call to constant conversion
On the Readings for January 21, 2018 […]
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Christ’s question for everyone: “What are you looking for?”
On the Readings for Sunday, January 14, 2018 […]
Columns
The Paschal Mystery proclaimed in creation
My last column delved into the Church’s belief that each creature—even those we find irritating or inconsequential—mirrors the beauty of the divine Logos in our world. Yet, even as every feature of the cosmos reflects […]
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True worship and the Epiphany of the Lord
Readings: • Is 60:1-6 • Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 • Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 • Mt 2:1-12 “Worship”, observed Fr. Gerald Vann, O.P., “is not a part of the Christian life: it is the Christian […]