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Father Esposito: Notes on faith, love, and hope

Friday, November 17, 20230597 St. Paul seems to have defined the triad we know today as the theological virtues: faith, hope, and love. No Jewish source before him brings those three words together,...

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Father Bayer: Lay engagement in the synod and beyond

Thursday, November 2, 20230158 As a member of the synod preparatory commission, one of the exciting things I have seen is the synergy between clergy and laity in our diocese. Of course, we are still a...

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Father Dankasa: Internal and external resistance to faith

Friday, October 20, 20230635 The Scripture story of the parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-32) tells us something very important about our approach to faith and the things of God. In this...

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Father Esposito: Musings on dignity and profane language

Thursday, October 19, 202301401 Profane and profanity are English words commonly used in reference to swearing, cursing, and hurling abusive language at someone. That’s an intriguing development from...

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Answering the call to ‘Come, follow me’

Thursday, October 19, 20230429 At the depth of every human heart is a vocational calling. It is the echo of Christ’s voice speaking to His people where we cannot help but listen and follow after...

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Father Bayer: The Witness of Little Souls, Part 3

Saturday, October 7, 20230586 In my experience, one of the most difficult aspects of being a priest and teacher is the thought that my actions have had negative effects on others.

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Mother of all the Living: Celebrating Respect Life Month with Mary

Friday, October 6, 20230226 Every October, as Catholics, we celebrate Respect Life Month. This month-long campaign of prayer and advocacy began in October of 1972, the year before Roe v. Wade....

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Father Esposito: Adoration always personal and communal

Tuesday, September 26, 20230656 The current Eucharistic Revival in the United States is generating a discussion of the role of Eucharistic Adoration in the life of the Church. While the practice is...

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Father Dankasa: Indivisible combo of Christ and the Church

Tuesday, September 26, 20230426 There is a type of combo that is inseparable and, in fact, indivisible. This is the combo of Christ and the Church. Human intellect or wisdom (or lack of wisdom) can...

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Father Dankasa: When Thanksgiving becomes ‘thank you’