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The Civil War and Thanksgiving
The Civil War and Thanksgiving The Civil War and Thanksgiving The history of this quintessentially American holiday provokes and challenges each year when I take time to ponder this oxymoron: The civil...
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The Golden Globes and The New/Old War
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How Is Your Heart Doing?
how is your heart doing? Muslim cultures have an intriguing way of greeting one another: How is your heart doing? The English translation to the Persian greeting, “Hello, how are you?” is “How is your...
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Caviezel’s Sound of Freedom wasn’t a fun way to spend the 4th of July. But since, for me, it was a ‘must see,’ John, our friend Fr. Dan and I secured tickets for opening day last Tuesday. As promised,...
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The Battleground of Conscience
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Never Forget Our Friends in Heaven
Saints as friends? Never forget our friends in heaven Upon conversion to Catholic Christianity, it was if I’d landed in another universe, one filled with women I did not recognize and could not relate...
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Cain and Abel: It’s All About Mediocrity
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Football as Metaphor: American Underdog
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In Praise of Work- The Christian in the World
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Fasting: Why Do It?
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