I recently read an article comparing the reality of family life as seen through the lens of two major corporations, Coca-Cola and Durex. Coca-Cola’s ads are routinely pro-life and, without a doubt, pro-family. Durex is
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Audio: Holy Saturday Reflection
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Judas in You, Judas in Me
Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would betray him, said, “Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days’ wages and given to the poor?†He said this
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For the Hypocrites, Everyday is Palm Sunday
As the pastor of my internship parish noted in his homily for this Palm Sunday, today the Church gives us a liturgy with a bit of a “split personality.” At the beginning of the procession
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God Loves You, but…
And now this from St. Augustine: “If you love me, follow me. ‘I do love you,’ you protest, ‘but how do I follow you?’ If the Lord your God said to you: ‘I am the
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My Boy St. Claude and the Saints that Pick Us
Patron saints have been a tradition in the Church since the earliest days of Christianity. The Church believes that those souls who have achieved perfection, whether on earth or in purgatory, and so reside in
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Ash Wednesday Service 2016 Reflection Text
Below is the outline of my reflection for the 4:30pm Ash Wednesday Service at Notre Dame Parish in Clarendon Hills, where I’m assigned this semester: Ash Wednesday Reflection – February 10, 2016 “Even Now†–
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Watch and Pray: “Forever” – Kari Jobe
Grace has a Name, mercy has a Name, peace has a Name, goodness has a Name: it is Jesus Christ. Just watch…and pray.
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“Whispers of Love”: On Meeting Jesus and Hearing the Call
This article is also published here. I first felt the call to be a priest when I was 7. I was obsessed with the priesthood and with the Church. I used to tell people that
