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I am writing to you this week from Rome! As I write you this, I have just returned from concelebrating a private Mass with our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, in his chapel at the Domus Sanctae Marthae (“St. Martha’s…

Readers may remember my writing about a small group of us making the commitment to sing Vespers and Compline at the Veterans hospital in Manchester, NH. We have been singing there fortnightly now since September last year. One of the…

Some think Lent is a time for fasting.  I see it as a time of feasting.
I come to this conclusion based on the story of the fig tree in Luke 13.  Three years without bearing fruit.  What could be…

In a world where movement, noise, endless “to do” lists, deadlines, and long work hours are the norm– is it any wonder we sometimes find ourselves depleted, overwhelmed and just plain worn-down by daily demands and the flurry around us?  …

Fr. Broom: This Year, Make a Plan of Life!

by Fr. Ed Broom January 3, 2013

One of the concrete manifestations of good will towards God, a desire to grow in holiness through prayer and living out an attitude of magnanimity in the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises is by formulating and writing out in a clear, methodical…

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Celebrating Christmas Alone

by Judy Keane December 19, 2012

This year, many people will be celebrating Christmas alone.  Whether single, married, divorced, or widowed — or simply far away from family and friends — facing Christmas alone can be a daunting experience.  And no wonder! Everywhere we look is…

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I Know How YOU Should Pray

by Marisa Pereira November 28, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, an elderly lady “Dee” saw my daughter (now fifteen) again after several years. She had previously seen her occasionally (between the age of four and ten) attend Mass and say the Rosary. Now, with index…

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7 Questions With Fr. Mark Toups: Question 2

by CE Editor November 24, 2012

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Give Thanks for the Blessings of God

by Ken Connor November 23, 2012

Thanksgiving is traditionally a time where the people of the United States turn their eyes toward heaven and give thanks for the many blessings which have been bestowed on us by Almighty God.  Although we tend to associate the modern…

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Scripture Speaks: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

by Gayle Somers November 9, 2012

Jesus gives the disciples a lesson in true religion; the example He uses must have surprised them.
Gospel (Read Mk 12:38-44)
Jesus often warned His disciples of the dangers of false, empty religion.  His strongest words of condemnation in the…

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