So, at the end of 2023, I published my “Catholic Wish List” for 2024, laying out some hopes for the church that seemed, if not “easy,” then at least reasonable …
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Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for — mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around — I am particularly …
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“The Road to Family Missionary Discipleship”Ryan and Mary Rose Verret with Peter Jesserer Smith, Witness to Love (2023)203 pages, $19.95 “Current efforts in standard (Catholic) marriage preparation are not working,” …
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We all have them, those desperate times, particularly in the wee small hours of the morning, when illness or anxiety pulls us up from our beds and down to our …
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St. Philip Neri once had a penitent confess to indulging in gossip. He advised the contrite soul to bring him a chicken, and to pluck its feathers as he walked …
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There are some news articles one consumes with the same reluctance as one accepts a repellent medical treatment. “A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men,” …
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Good evening! January 12 is the feast day of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys — who is not only the first female saint to come out of Canada (she was canonized Oct. …
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Good evening! Happy New Year! I hope you continue celebrating the birth of our Lord and are getting ready for Epiphany (celebrated around the world tomorrow and on Sunday in …
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Good evening! If you’re feeling like we just celebrated the feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in November, you’re quite right. However, outside of the United States Mother Cabrini is …
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Good evening! Just think, a week from today we will be in the middle of putting all the “final touches” on Christmas as we pray the beautiful and ancient O …
