Archive for February, 2014

College Sports Map
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Can You Read This Essay?

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A surprising number of college athletes must answer in the negative.

Pete Seeger with Banjo, 1947
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Pete Seeger, Marxist Minstrel

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Seeger was a loyal comrade.

Archbishop Oscar Romero
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A Catholic 11th Commandment

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The Catholic blogosphere, which is frequently uplifting and inspiring, can also be dreadfully depressing.  If you’re lucky, you will run across tips for enriching your spiritual practice, putting your faith into action, and learning about the splendid tapestry of the church we have inherited.  Unfortunately, to get to the good stuff, you may have to […]

Book Review: <i>Six Sacred Rules for Families</i>
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Book Review: Six Sacred Rules for Families

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Why should your family have sacred rules and what should they be? Those are the questions Tim and Sue Muldoon set out to answer in Six Sacred Rules for Families: A Spirituality for the Home (Ave Maria Press, 2013). As the Muldoons state, “Rules keep everyone on the same page; rules help us plan for […]

Surviving the Wave
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Surviving the Wave

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Imagine yourself standing on a beautiful beach. You’re near the spot where the ocean tide rolls up to meet the sand. Your back is to the water, your face to all the beach activity. It’s a bright, sunny day, the kind that makes you feel glad to be alive. People are soaking in the warm […]

The Presentation of the Lord
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The Presentation of the Lord

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I recently led a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem.  As we stood at the foot of the Temple Mount and remembered the Presentation of Jesus, several people had questions.  There were questions about the redemption of the first-born son.  About the rite of purification after childbirth.  About how to put Matthew and Luke together in […]