By Kimberly Henkel Until my husband and I found ourselves struggling with infertility, we’d never thought much about foster care. When we decided to begin fostering, it was primarily in …
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By Archbishop William E. Lori Mel Brooks’ movie, “High Anxiety,” was released in 1977. It was a comical satire of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror movies, such as “Psycho,” “The Birds” and …
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Not quite past autumn, but not yet winter, November is a difficult month to describe. Dried grass fronds and flower heads full of seeds sway in the late fall breeze, …
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Good evening! As we near the end of National Vocation Awareness Week, we share some of the stories about men and women who answered the call to a religious vocation, …
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It was a summer evening in early August, and we were anxiously awaiting the visit of our daughter, Sister Juan Maria of the Holy Spirit (Emily Rose), who was about …
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By Simcha Fisher Without really meaning to, I seem to have adopted adoration as a mainstay of my spiritual life. It’s the thing I keep coming back to in all …
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Good evening! This week brought us through what I like to think of as the “autumnal triduum” of the church. Those three days — Halloween, All Saints Day and All …
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By Kimberly Baker As I reflect on how the church serves the world (by helping the homeless, providing education in schools, serving the poor, providing health care), I am struck …
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Good evening! As we observe the day of prayer and fasting requested by Pope Francis and try to wrap our minds around the fact that (as of this writing) the …
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Is 45:1, 4-6Ps 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-101 Thes 1:1-5bMt 22:15-21 “I am the Lord, there is no other.” The prophet Isaiah tells us in simple, evocative words. God’s power …
