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PAUL McMULLEN COMMENTARY

Still answering her calling
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Still answering her calling

Paul McMullenApril 13, 20214 min read
Whether it’s crocheting an afghan for the newest grandchild or attempting to shoot your age on the golf course, many spend retirement expanding or refining a hobby. Then there is Paula Gentile.
What’s your favorite Christmas film?
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What’s your favorite Christmas film?

Paul McMullenDecember 17, 20206 min read
Paul McMullen shares some of the Catholic Review’s all-time favorite Christmas movies.
We’ll meet again
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We’ll meet again

Paul McMullenDecember 15, 20204 min read
Paul McMullen ponders those who have gone before us, holding on to hope for eternal life.
Knocking on Vatican door, ‘Heaven in Baltimore’ and honky-tonk heroes
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Knocking on Vatican door, ‘Heaven in Baltimore’ and honky-tonk heroes

Paul McMullenOctober 21, 20204 min read
Paul McMullen has a special connection to country singer Dale Watson, who plays himself in the new movie, “Yellow Rose.”
Grateful, for a relatively uneventful Holy Week, and my primary caregiver
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Grateful, for a relatively uneventful Holy Week, and my primary caregiver

Paul McMullenApril 3, 20206 min read
Two years after quadruple bypass heart surgery, appreciation for caregivers grows, but still begins in the home.
Missing Coach Wootten, brothers Corrigan and others, but warmed by new life
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Missing Coach Wootten, brothers Corrigan and others, but warmed by new life

Paul McMullenJanuary 31, 20204 min read
An unusually mild January nonetheless left me chilled, by too many deaths.
Do you know the date of your baptism?
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Do you know the date of your baptism?

Paul McMullenJanuary 17, 20203 min read
I experienced my first sacrament April 10, 1955, at St. Rose of Lima in Brooklyn. Father T. Austin Murphy did the honors, seven years before he became an auxiliary bishop for the diocese.
Sibling revelry
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Sibling revelry

Paul McMullenJanuary 6, 20204 min read
Paul McMullen remembers a 2019 that celebrated his siblings.
Turkey Bowl at 100: Enduring lessons from coach Brune
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Turkey Bowl at 100: Enduring lessons from coach Brune

Paul McMullenNovember 26, 20194 min read
Under the auspices of the Jesuits, Brune taught several generations of young men the value of doing the right thing, doggedness, loyalty, patience and dozens of other seemingly passé traits.
Turkey Bowl 100: Devoted over distance, time
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Turkey Bowl 100: Devoted over distance, time

Paul McMullenNovember 22, 20193 min read
There may be longer Turkey Bowl attendance streaks, but few have embraced one of Maryland’s most enduring sporting traditions as fervently as Ed Romans and Bill Korrow.
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