Protect children, each and every one April 5, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Child & Youth Protection, Commentary, Local News Those who turn a blind eye to the children who are victims of human trafficking; young refugees from Afghanistan or Syria; or the young ones among us who do not have ample food, clothing, shelter and education, contribute to their neglect.
Amen: Men of Letters March 22, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News Reading Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s principles of nonviolence prompted Paul McMullen to consider his actions – and inaction – on issues of race and discrimination.
Amen: Ecclesiastes and 1968 January 10, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Blog, Local News Social media pronounces that there has never been this much discord and downright hate in our nation. I wasn’t around for the Civil War, but do recall the mess that was 1968.
The thin green line December 11, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News We are powerless, conversely, to stop acts of nature – God. We are, however, in position to help with the cleanup caused by both the divine and humanity.
Amen: Keepsakes amid detritus November 1, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News There is a reason the obituary section is dubbed the Irish sports pages; for me, there is nothing melancholy about remembering absent friends.
Amen: Father Mike’s field hospital March 10, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News, Urban Vicariate “Some focus on a specific issue, Father Bialek said of Father Mike Orchik. “He wants to help all people, regardless of their situation.”
Amen: Holy Ghost Power January 10, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News, News If one of the features the Review publishes in the coming year moves you or your neighbor to give even more, it will fulfill its purpose.
Amen: Peaceful road warrior June 14, 2016By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News What makes Tim Rubeling – and his younger sisters and their big brothers – walk?
Don’t knock the ‘Net until you try it January 26, 2012By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary Romanticizing the past fogs its hardship. For all the appeal of bygone days, does anyone really want to go back to 1932, when our grandparents in Appalachia had to haul wood and water, and stoke the stove to cook and clean?
