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The Easter explosion
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The Easter explosion

George WeigelMarch 31, 20214 min read
What happened on Easter Sunday was the most explosive experience in human history, shattering all previous expectations of human destiny.
Walking through Holy Week
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Walking through Holy Week

Rita BuettnerMarch 30, 20213 min read
We don’t need to begin the holiest week of the year at our best. It comes either way. And maybe we’re prepared to receive the risen Jesus in a way we can’t quite see.
What will we sing in heaven?
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What will we sing in heaven?

Dominican Father Vincent Ferrer BaganMarch 30, 20214 min read
If we allow the graces of the cross to take away all in our lives that is not of God, we will eventually be ready to celebrate the perpetual Easter of heaven, in which we will sing “Holy, holy, holy,” and “Glory to God in the highest,” and “Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,” without end, rejoicing with all the angels and saints in God’s presence forever.
We say grace in this house
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We say grace in this house

Suzanna Molino SingletonMarch 29, 20213 min read
Whether you and I are in good practice or not of praying in the morning, evening, or throughout the day, thanking God for our meals is a simple and easy way to praise Him.
My father’s cookies, a leftover bunny, and other discoveries (7 Quick Takes)
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My father’s cookies, a leftover bunny, and other discoveries (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerMarch 26, 20214 min read
~1~ Can you go to your parents’ house and come home empty-handed? Me neither. I came home with a bag of my father’s homemade cookies, a copy of the newspaper with our wedding announcement in it, a few wedding photos I had forgotten about, and printouts of our online guestbook. I don’t even recall having […]
A look at 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — and counting!
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A look at 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — and counting!

Father Ricky ManaloMarch 25, 20216 min read
The quincentenary that marks the introduction of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines cannot go unnoticed, given the impact and influence that Catholicism has and continues to have in the everyday lives of Filipinos.
Were the apostles baptized?/ What should a homily be about?
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Were the apostles baptized?/ What should a homily be about?

Father Kenneth DoyleMarch 25, 20213 min read
Father Doyle fields questions about whether the apostles baptized and what homilies should be about.
“Are you sitting down?”
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“Are you sitting down?”

Rita BuettnerMarch 24, 20212 min read
How we share information matters. That’s why people put so much care into marriage proposals and pregnancy announcements.
Welcome people with Down syndrome for who they are
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Welcome people with Down syndrome for who they are

Molly SheahanMarch 21, 20213 min read
People with Down syndrome are valuable because they are people, members of the human family, cherished by God their creator.
Half-birthdays for finches, corned beef, and that time I won an award (7 Quick Takes)
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Half-birthdays for finches, corned beef, and that time I won an award (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerMarch 20, 20215 min read
Our two baby finches celebrated their half-birthdays this week.
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