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They Have no Wine: Our Lady’s Role in Salvation
I enjoy the way that John begins the story of the wedding feast at Cana because he presents Mary with a mysterious authority that’s subtle and humble but clearly essential to the narrative. He...
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Post Epiphany
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the end of the Christmas Season and the beginning of Ordinary Time. It is a feast that has a foot in each season. It is...
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The Stars are Falling
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the readings at Mass once again turn to the end of this world and the second coming of Christ. Jesus says, "But in those days,...
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A Remembrance Day to Remember
My most memorable Remembrance Day experience took place eight years ago. It was my first semester out of Canada (I think it’s difficult to be truly patriotic until one has lived in another country,...
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Becoming a Catholic Pastor, Post -“Pennsylvania”
It’s a real mess, and I assume that it’s going to get messier. In the past few days I have had many discussions, read many articles, listened to many podcasts, and given several homilies...
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The Pope and the Death Penalty
At the climax of Luke’s passion narrative, we see Jesus hanging between two criminals. One of the criminals mocks Jesus, but the other responds, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the...
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Did the Pope Change Church Teaching on the Death Penalty?
At the climax of Luke’s passion narrative, we see Jesus hanging between two criminals. One of the criminals mocks Jesus, but the other responds, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the...
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Pilgrimage as a Path to Holiness
“God evidently loves pilgrims. For to some, like Tobias, he sent angels as guides. To others, like Abraham, he just said, ‘Arise and go’” (Catherine Doherty, Strannik, 7).
Catherine de Hueck Doherty, the foundress of...
