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PAUL McMULLEN COMMENTARY

Good News, learned
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Good News, learned

Paul McMullenOctober 9, 20217 min read
Paul McMullen reflects on his years as managing editor of the Catholic Review.
That’s how we got to Austin
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That’s how we got to Austin

Paul McMullenSeptember 30, 20214 min read
Paul McMullen reflects on his journey from Baltimore to Austin.
Glory, emptiness at Tokyo Olympics
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Glory, emptiness at Tokyo Olympics

Paul McMullenJuly 20, 20214 min read
Even before organizers barred locals from attending events in Tokyo, managing editor Paul McMullen was lamenting the absence of fans from other nations at the Summer Olympics.
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.
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