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Give ’Til It Hurts

November 7th, 2009 by Fr. Jerome Magat

This week’s Gospel narrative paints one of the most moving and heartwarming scenes in all of Scripture: the story of the widow’s mite. The story provides us with key insights into what God expects of us in terms of our…

 

A Holy Interruption

November 6th, 2009 by Nancy Jo Sullivan

I like the idea that Rachael, my youngest daughter, attends a Christian college just twenty five minutes from our home. At nineteen years of age, she has her independence but still gets home quite often to do her laundry or…

 

Unfulfilled Desires

November 5th, 2009 by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur

At Bible Study this week, my friends and I were discussing “passions” – those things that we feel strongly about. According to Quentin Hakenewerth, S.M., “a passion is emotional energy which is attached to some goal or object. Passions help…

 

The Bed of the Soul

November 4th, 2009 by Sonja Corbitt

There is a strange little book in the Bible. Situated within the wisdom section of the Old Testament is the Song of Solomon, in which the first verse reads, “The song of songs . . . ” Similar in language…

 

Suite Goodness, Truth, and Beauty

November 3rd, 2009 by Mary Kochan

I often work late. Sometimes I’m tired and I like to play upbeat music to keep the juices flowing. One of my favorites – that I come back to over and over and never seem to tire of — is…

 

All Souls Day: Confront the Mystery of Death

November 2nd, 2009 by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D.

I’ll never forget that bleak January day when my father died.  It was very hard to believe in the resurrection as I watched the undertakers carry his lifeless corpse away in a body bag.

But imagine this scene.  You are an…

 

Matters of Life and Death

October 31st, 2009 by Fr. Paul Grankauskas

When I was growing up, my family lived close to a cemetery. I have to admit, I used to enjoy taking walks around the place. It was always so peaceful, and it made me wonder about the stories behind the…

 

Defend Us!

October 30th, 2009 by Sylvia Dorham

The first time I saw his car, it took several moments to read through all the bumper stickers.  They were all pro-life and upbeat.  Some in English, some in Spanish, all of them extolling the virtue of bringing life into…

 

Lord, Help Me to See You

October 29th, 2009 by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur

Jesus said to [Bartimaeus] in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus said to him “Go; your faith has saved you.” And at once his…

 

And Whoever Receives A Child Such As This In My Name Receives Me

October 28th, 2009 by Robert J. Gieb

Approaching 80 years, Sister Mary Justina OSB was old by any standard. But for the those of us in her 5th grade class in 1957, the old, kindly nun was definitely in the ancient category, a living archaeological specimen. She…

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