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I’m very grateful I have the opportunity to be at home with my children, and usually I feel fairly satisfied with my station in life even if it sometimes feels like my days revolve around my kids’ bowel movements and…

There is a tendency in human nature and especially in our society today to make everything selfish, to focus inward on the all-important “me,” while overlooking the way our behavior and attitudes affect those around us. It is so easy…

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, American Enterprise Institute president Arthur C. Brooks recently suggested that the G.O.P. is way off base in their assumptions about the moral arguments that resonate most with the American people.  Their focus on the…

What if we could both foster religious vocations and strengthen the Church’s presence in the world of health care? February is a great month to do both!
Each year the Church sponsors two special celebrations during the month of February.…

The Time of Giving and the Giving of Time

by Dr. Gary L. Welton December 20, 2012

Christ is quoted, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Therein is one of life’s toughest lessons. How do we teach our children the habit of giving?
 
We know that social modeling is a powerful teacher. If we…

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What Are You Voting For?

by Russell Shaw October 19, 2012

When Americans go to the polls next month, they will be participating in a national referendum on values. This ‘values’ dimension makes the election, in the estimate of seasoned observers, the most important in many years. “The closest thing to…

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Lessons from Our Lady of Sorrows on our Response to the Suffering of those we Love

by David Clayton October 15, 2012

The model of loving compassion for others who are suffering. September the 15th was the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. I found the liturgy of the Church on this day very instructive and inspirational. The message I get from…

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St. Vincent on Interruptions to Prayer

by Daria Sockey September 27, 2012

Do you Mommies out there get discouraged and frustrated with the Liturgy of the Hours (or any prayer or spiritual reading for that matter) because of constant interruptions from little ones?
 In the Office of Readings for his feast day,  …

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Food Stamps: Provide a Safety Net, Not a Mattress

by Ken Connor July 18, 2012

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” -Acts 20:35 (NIV)

Government…

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Who Are the Poor?

by Pat Buchanan February 24, 2012

“I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I’ll fix it.”
Thus did Mitt Romney supposedly commit the gaffe of the month — for we are not to speak of…

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