Don't Believe in the Resurrection?
The poet Rumi suggests that we live with a deep secret that sometimes we know…then not…and then know again. The resurrection of Jesus...
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- Apr 5, 2022
I Can't Get No Satisfaction
The older I get, the more violence disturbs me. Every weeknight, I take my psychic temperature to see if I can tolerate watching the...
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- Mar 21, 2022
So You Think This Has Nothing To Do With You
Civil Administration Building, Vatican City For many Catholics, when we think of the Vatican, we imagine St. Peter’s Basilica with its...
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- Mar 9, 2022
The Ukraine War and Original Sin
Five minutes ago, the global crisis was the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Covid has taken a backseat to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The...
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- Feb 22, 2022
Pope Francis, Marshall McLuhan, and John Lewis walk into a bar...
The universal Catholic Church is currently engaged in a massive world-wide undertaking. Pope Francis has called for a synod, which is a...
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- Jan 24, 2022
The Pets Versus Children Controversy
In his Wednesday general audience a few weeks ago, Pope Francis talked about declining fertility rates, especially in developing...
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- Jan 11, 2022
What's It Going To Take To Change The Church?
I have never been attracted to saying the rosary. That said, I love rosary beads. There are five sets in my nightstand that I have...
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- Dec 29, 2021
Hope: A Beginner's Manual
A week before Christmas, I got an email from UCLA Health with tips for staying mentally healthy during the holidays. The tips included...
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- Dec 15, 2021
Searching for the Real Mary of Nazareth
“The fact that Miriam of Nazareth has been depicted in so many diverse ways, from the humble handmaid to the powerful Queen of Heaven,...
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- Dec 1, 2021
Caught Being Good
Our parish grammar school had a long-time first grade teacher who developed a method of classroom management that bordered on genius. ...
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- Nov 17, 2021
A Revelation, a Conversation and a Location
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver When I was 13 years old, I got my first pair of glasses. I remember...
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- Nov 3, 2021
Help! My Child is Going to Hell!
I’ve had the pleasure of co-leading two retreats recently: one for women and the other for men. When I introduced myself, I mentioned...
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- Oct 20, 2021
5 Lessons I've Learned About Being A Catholic
Emerson said that life is a succession of lessons that must be lived in order to be understood. Religion is the same way. Here are 5...
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- Oct 6, 2021
Why Marriage Still Makes Sense
My husband and I got engaged over the phone when we were living on opposite coasts. When we finally said good night and I was sitting...
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- Sep 22, 2021
3 Things I Treasure About Being Catholic
Today I want to highlight three practical aspects of Catholicism that mean the world to me. Retreat Houses Dotted across this country and...
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- Sep 8, 2021
Barbie has Something to Say
When my daughters were little, we stayed away from Barbie dolls. They were too sexualized for my taste. The girls grew up with lots of...
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- Aug 25, 2021
Where Did Jesus Go?
Not long ago, I spent a weekend with my son and daughter-in-law in Concord, Massachusetts. We visited Walden Pond, a national historical...
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- Aug 11, 2021
The Morning After Death
The Bustle in a House The bustle in a house The morning after death Is solemnest of industries Enacted upon earth – The sweeping up the...
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- Jul 28, 2021
The Creed I Believe
When I was a young girl there was an old upright piano in our garage. Only the top third of the keys worked, but I took to that piano...
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- Jul 14, 2021
3 Signs the Church is having an Identity Crisis
I’m told that an identity crisis isn’t a diagnosable condition (except for dissociative identity disorder), so there aren’t any typical...
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