advent, zechariah

A Tale of Two Questions

As an educator for over three decades, I know the power and transcendence of questions.  They can reveal much about the one answering them. For

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Jews: Deo Gratias!

Thank God for the Jews! God the son, God almighty, the Christ – the Messiah, Jesus was a Jew, is now a Jew, and will

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eucharist, mass, gifts, offering, Eucharistic Prayer, eat, ritual

Ritual as a Gateway to Faith

A recent essay here at Catholic Stand focused on the importance of art as a “gateway” to the soul. I heartily concur. The author, Evangeline

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lily, easter, resurrection

The Insignificant Things

On the Prayer of the Little Tasks There are fresh flowers in the vases that dot the apartment. Picked from the various curbsides and grassy

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A Simple End

Walking through a cemetery can be quite educative.  Reading the various inscriptions on the headstones, one can get an idea of the person.  The age,

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snake, serpent, apple, deception

Make Fridays Good Again

Fasting has always been a part of the world God created.  As St. Basil the Great tells us “It was the first commandment that Adam

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Devil on My Shoulder

Sometimes I feel like a cartoon character with an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Which one will rule the day?

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