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Altar Girls, Altar Boys, Deacons, and Priests

Gene M. Van Son September 29, AD2023 24 Comments

Where have all the altar boys gone? At the weekend Mass my wife and I regularly attend we have not seen an altar boy for

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True Kindness is Love in Action

Mark Belanger May 19, AD2021 3 Comments

Despite what a popular yard sign asserts, kindness is not everything. But kindness is one important form of love in action. From the point of

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Gene M. Van Son July 30, AD2020 3 Comments

Some people have a ‘leave well enough alone’ attitude.  They don’t like to ‘make waves’ or ‘rock the boat.’ Today, however, it appears that more

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