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Go Ahead — Sweat It

by Lynn Bifulco October 24, 2011

“Don’t sweat the small stuff.” Whoever coined that phrase must have had plenty of colossal deeds to lay at the feet of Jesus.  I don’t know about you, but it’s the “small stuff” that always gets me into trouble.
I…

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An Evening of Reflection

by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan October 22, 2011

It took a Jewish woman to remind me of the irreplaceable significance of prayer and penance in the life of a believer.
This is my third autumn with you here in New York, and each year I have been inspired…

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Dry as Dust

by Melody Lyons October 21, 2011

Just put one foot in front of the other, dear Mama. Such is the sage advice that I offer to myself this fine day. It’s not that life is particularly difficult right now. I’m not depressed, injured, ill or unusually…

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Don’t Mess with DOMA

by Bob Laird October 21, 2011

Sandwiched between this year’s presidential proclamations in honor of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day was their antithesis, one celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. In the former, the White House declared, respectively, that “[m]others are the rocks…

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What Would Jesus Cut?

by Jordan J. Ballor October 21, 2011

Religious progressives are often quick to condemn those who extol the virtues of market economies for focusing too much on material concerns. This charge of materialism is, in fact, a core and valid insight contained in most critiques of consumerism,…

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Human History is a History of Salvation

by Vatican Information Service October 20, 2011

During his general audience on October 12th, the Holy Father dedicated his catechesis to Psalm 126 which, he said, “celebrates the great things which the Lord has done for His people, and which He continues to do for all believers”.…

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Flood of Assistance Flows to Disaster Areas

by Caritas October 20, 2011

Monsoon rains and typhoons have inundated large areas of Asia, particularly in the Philippines, Cambodia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Thousands of people have fled their homes; others are living on roofs. Caritas teams are distributing aid and helping families recover when…

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What Do Atheists Have Faith In?

by Father John Catoir October 20, 2011

Atheists want us to prove, with empirical evidence, our belief in God’s existence, even though they are unable to demonstrate with scientific proof that God does not exist. This slight of hand is a bit disingenuous because we all know…

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A Catechist’s Story: Growing Pains

by Lisa Mladinich October 20, 2011

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so…

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Follow the Servant

by Dan Case October 20, 2011

I was talking with a colleague recently about a big project I am leading at work. It’s the single biggest assignment I’ve had in some time, and I was giving him an update on our weekly progress. His response caught…

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