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Father Gollob: A better normal for all

Tuesday, June 23, 2020025 In the Old Covenant book of Ecclesiastes there is a wonderful exhortation about how to approach all the activities of life. There is a time for everything under the sun....

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Father Bayer: The Complexity of True Solidarity

Sunday, June 21, 20200173 One summer in college, I worked at a ministry in Chicago. I served as a mentor for kids in hard social and economic situations. Beyond this ministry, I remember two days...

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Father Gollob: We must behave as brothers and sisters

Friday, June 19, 2020083 The events of the last few weeks surrounding the murder of George Floyd have to had striken a cord in the hearts of those who have minds to perceive that this is a time...

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Father Dankasa: Our near but distant relationship with God

Thursday, June 18, 2020081 In the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) there are three major characters: the father, the younger (prodigal) son and the older son. In many cases, our...

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Bishop Kelly: A reflection for Pentecost

Tuesday, June 2, 20200125 An image appeared on TV and newspapers and social media platforms: a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of an African-American man already in custody....

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Father Esposito: What is a Paraclete anyway?

Friday, May 29, 20200201 The modern Greek word for “Thank you,” eucharisto, immediately calls to our Christian minds the gift of Christ’s body and blood, commemorated in our Eucharistic...

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Father Bayer: Healing by Contrition

Thursday, May 14, 2020099 As the diocese develops its response to the pandemic, I think we’re all very excited to get back to celebrating the sacraments!

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Father Esposito: Dante and the dark wood of quarantine

Thursday, May 7, 20200291 Sheltering in place might not look much like a dark wood, but my time in quarantine has brought Dante to the forefront of my mind. I have long been awed by the...

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Father Dankasa: An Infectious Relationship

Wednesday, May 6, 20200717 By Father Jacob Dankasa Special to The Texas Catholic Writing about “infection” at a time of a pandemic of great proportion like COVID-19 is almost a cliché...

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