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The prayer that we breathe
Readings: • Ex 17:8-13 • Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 • 2 Tm 3:14-4:2 • Lk 18:1-8 How long can any of us live without air? A few minutes at best? How long can we […]
St. Paul
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The Holy Cross is an invitation to faith, to life, to love
On the Readings for Saturday, September 14th, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross […]
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A Sunday of Victory and Suffering
The Church calls this day by two names: Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday: The first, for victory – the name most people recognize, not surprisingly; the second, for suffering – the one most folks would […]
Books
How a dystopian novel from 1907 can challenge and inspire Catholics in 2018
“I am perfectly aware,” apologized Fr. Robert Hugh Benson in the preface to Lord of the World, “that this is a terribly sensational book.” But for fans of dystopian apocalyptic novels, no apology is necessary: […]
Features
Abp. Chaput responds to Fr. Martin regarding “LGBTQ” Catholics, discusses synod
Yesterday, at the Synod on Young People in Rome, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. of Philadelphia gave two interventions that included specific criticisms of the Instrumentum Laboris – the working document for the synod — and some […]
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By embracing Christ’s Passion, we overcome our passions
Readings: • Wis 2:12, 17-20 • Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6 and 8 • Jas 3:16-4:3 • Mk 9:30-37 Three of the greatest temptations known to man are lust for power, pursuit of illicit pleasure, and […]
Essay
Saints Peter and Paul: “One wins by cross, and one by sword”
A consideration of the two Apostles we honor today, a reflection on the Petrine office in the Church, and a challenge to live the implications […]
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Providence, Prosperity, and Purpose
On the Readings for Sunday, June 17, 2018 […]
Books
“A Printer’s Choice” is a smart, suspenseful, and often daring sci-fi novel
W. L. Patenaude’s debut science-fiction novel features a richly imagined fictional world in which the Gospel of Christ goes to the farthest frontiers of space. […]
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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. […]