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Amen: Ecclesiastes and 1968
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Amen: Ecclesiastes and 1968

Paul McMullenJanuary 10, 20183 min read
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.
Dispensation from abstinence/ Feelings after miscarriage
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Dispensation from abstinence/ Feelings after miscarriage

Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 10, 20184 min read
Father Doyle fields questions about dispensation from abstinence and feelings after a miscarriage.
Goodness and virtue must not give way to violence and fear
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Goodness and virtue must not give way to violence and fear

Bishop Denis J. MaddenJanuary 9, 20183 min read
It’s not so much a question of how can we change those who commit violent acts as it is a question of how can I live a virtuous and good and decent life in the midst of daily tragedies. 
Ego, be gone
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Ego, be gone

Father Joseph BreighnerJanuary 8, 20183 min read
In 2018, Father Breighner suggests allowing God to enter our lives each day of the new year, so we can become the presence of God in our world.
Oh, I want pugs for Christmas. Oh, only pugs will do.
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Oh, I want pugs for Christmas. Oh, only pugs will do.

Rita BuettnerJanuary 6, 20183 min read
This Christmas season as we were making paper towel snowmen and paper towel nativity figures to give as presents, I had an idea for a gift for a friend and her family.
A year in review
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A year in review

Kevin J. ParksJanuary 5, 20186 min read
At the start of a new year, let’s take a moment to look back at some of those special moments from 2017.
It’s cold outside, preparing for Epiphany, great Christmas gifts, and a happy New Year (7 Quick Takes)
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It’s cold outside, preparing for Epiphany, great Christmas gifts, and a happy New Year (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 4, 20184 min read
If the wind chill is 5 degrees on Thursday, how many cups of hot chocolate will Judy need when the wind chill is 15 degrees below zero on Friday?
Matched through adoption: The first time we saw our son’s picture
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Matched through adoption: The first time we saw our son’s picture

Rita BuettnerJanuary 3, 20183 min read
I knew then that what I had heard other adoptive parents say was true. You can fall in love with a photo.
A saintly bishop and like a second father 
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A saintly bishop and like a second father 

Rico De SilvaJanuary 3, 20184 min read
My father passed away back in 1988, when I was 24. As I looked back in my interactions with Bishop Curlin, I now realize that he was, in many ways, like a second father to me.
A New Year’s Resolution: Giving others the benefit of the doubt
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A New Year’s Resolution: Giving others the benefit of the doubt

Rita BuettnerJanuary 2, 20182 min read
As I encounter people in my daily life—whether those who are close to me or those who are strangers—I am going to try to assume that they are acting with good intentions and their best understanding of situations.
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