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Category: Columns
Easter offers believers hope to begin again
In Connecticut, one of my older classmates took delight in asking younger seminarians what was the most important feast in the Catholic Church. If they replied Christmas, he would look at them as if he were deeply shocked.
Dying to oneself is a sign of growing up
Usually exhaustion consumes me by Friday night.
Mama told me (not to come)
Jelly beans in the 1970s were sturdy and dry, their rainbow colors missing blue and disappointingly studded with somber white and black.
Lent helps us see with Jesus’ eyes
At my uncle’s funeral, before he began his homily, the priest removed his glasses. Then he laughed and stated, “Without my glasses, I see you indistinctly. When I wear my glasses, I can see your faces and your good looks!”
The importance of solidarity with our Into the Deep strategic plan
We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world.
Christ guides us through the dark nights
In Matthew’s account of the Passion, Jesus’ last words are “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (Matthew 27: 46) Then, He uttered a loud cry and gave up His spirit.
Ask for the grace to root out vices during Lent
“Everybody, get in the car! We’re leaving for Mass in three minutes!”
Resentment hurts us and others
My computer seems to have a sense of humor. As I worked on an article on resentment, it asked, “Do you wish to delete resentment?”