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March 30, 2012
By Michael Daley
On a recent Friday afternoon, with my wife out of town and weather reports of severe storms — even possible tornadoes — to come, I hurried home from work. Having just arrived home from school, my kids were hunkered down in the basement with books to read, games to play, a radio to listen to and snacks to eat.
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March 30, 2012
By Father Earl Fernandes
Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that “God is dead.” The notion that God is dead, or even the mere loss of a sense of God, has a profound impact on values in the world.
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March 30, 2012
By Kenneth Gleason
Getting children to pay attention at Mass is not easy these days. The Catholic Mass is primarily an adult experience, which does not easily engage the average 21st century child or adolescent.
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March 16, 2012
By Father Timothy P. Schehr
Fourth Sunday of Lent: 2 Chronicles 36:14-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21
Only once every three years do we hear from Chronicles on a Sunday. But the wait is certainly worthwhile. This first reading provides the perfect summary of God’s ways with the people.
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March 9, 2012
By Father Timothy P. Schehr
Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25
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March 2, 2012
By Timothy P. Schehr
Second Sunday of Easter: Genesis 22:1-18; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10
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March 1, 2012
By Mary Ehret
Stations of the Cross. Covered statues and crucifix. Somber atmosphere. Wooden clackers. Give it up for Lent, which usually meant candy and sweets, or giving up hitting my sister. Continue reading →
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March 1, 2012
By Michael Daley
By the time you read this it may have become just another pop culture phenomenon with its 15 minutes of fame long passed.
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March 1, 2012
By Father Earl Fernandes
Sophocles’ play “Antigone” opposes the wills of Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, and Creon, the King of Thebes. Creon had two sons: Eteocles, who was destined to reign, and Polyneices, who was exiled by Creon. Polyneices attacked the city. In the battle, the two brothers are killed. The king honors Eteocles as a hero but refuses to bury Polyneices, making a law that anyone who tries to bury him will be condemned to death. In defiance, Antigone attempts to cover Polyneice’s body, rather than leave it to the dogs, while her sister, Ismene cannot bring herself to go against the law. Antigone is discovered and is brought before Creon.
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March 1, 2012
By Jeanne Hunt
Many of us have had our incomes cut in half in the last few years. Recession, retirement and job losses have us wondering how to survive with less. In my mind, these events are God’s way of calling us to a deeper, more satisfying life. Failure is often God’s way of turning us in a new direction. Sometimes we just need to “come down where we ought to be” (in the words of the Shaker hymn).
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