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The living dead and the grateful living

October 11, 2025 Carl E. Olson 4

Readings: • 2 Kgs 5:14-17 • Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 • 2 Tim 2:8-13 • Lk 17:11-19 Zombies have long been a part of popular culture, with numerous movies and books presenting stories about the […]

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Naaman, the Nazarenes, and the Germans

March 22, 2023 George Weigel 16

To vary Oscar Wilde, the Church’s liturgical life often imitates art by being strikingly appropriate to a particular moment. That was certainly true on Monday of the Third Week of Lent, 2023 — a day […]

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To protect the life of a little child

October 9, 2022 Fr. Charles Fox 9

Author’s Note: Last week, I wrote an article about the duty of priests and deacons to preach the Gospel of Life. This week I offer a modest example of my own attempt at such preaching. […]

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