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Six qualities of authentic love on the Sixth Sunday of Easter
Love is a free gift; it cannot be coerced, manipulated, or commodified. The greatest example of this is found in the Incarnation. […]
St. Paul
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Essay
Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life
Mary weeps at the foot of the cross, and we weep with her. But we also must not stop there. For beyond the cross of […]
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“Humanae Vitae” and the key to the mighty mystery of sex
St. Paul rhapsodized on the beauty of marital love as a great mystery, indeed the sign of Christ’s love for His Church. Contraceptive intercourse, on […]
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The Catholic Church doesn’t do “paradigm shifts”
Because the pastoral implementation of Amoris Laetitia mandated in some places differs from other places, the Catholic Church is beginning to resemble the Anglican Communion […]
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Christ’s question for everyone: “What are you looking for?”
On the Readings for Sunday, January 14, 2018 […]
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“You have come and revealed Yourself, O Inaccessible Light.”
A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, December 7, 2017, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord […]
Analysis
How and why the death penalty deters murder in contemporary America
Too many churchmen simply ignore the evidence that the death penalty saves lives and promotes public order. Catholic public officials charged with the care of the […]
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The Holy Family points the human family to the Heavenly Family
On the Readings for Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph […]
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Advent and the pivotal faith of Elizabeth: “And how does this happen to me?”
Ironically, Zechariah receives the message of the angel but still does not believe, while Elizabeth simply carries on with the tasks assigned to her by […]
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Death is inevitable, but damnation is not
Readings: • Jer 20:10-13 • Psa 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 • Rom 5:12-15 • Matt 10:26-33 Recently, while watching a basketball game on television, I was horrified when a commercial came on that was completely inappropriate […]