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On Mourning
“Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) Grief and mourning are emotions that we all have felt. On this 22nd anniversary of the September 11th Attacks, we are all bound by a sense of somber remembrance. In that moment, we put aside our differences and rallied toward justice. Today, over…
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On Indifference
“The most deadly poison of our time is indifference” (St. Maximilian Kolbe) Are you like me? I am often the person who chooses fight versus flight when it comes to standing up for something important to me. I have been judged and mocked as being too hard or mouthy or stubborn when it comes to…
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On Freedom
“Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility. By free will one shapes one’s own life. Human freedom is a force for growth and maturity in truth and goodness; it attains its perfection…
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On Privilege & Division
“Who confers distinction upon you? What do you possess that you have not received? But if you have received it, why are you boasting as if you did not receive it?” (1 Corinthians 4:7) Privilege is two-fold, and the connotation comes with how you use it. The positive way is using it to mean granted…
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On Saintly Stories
“Above all, always see Jesus in every person….” (St. Charles de Foucauld) I am a cradle catholic. I went to catholic school. The stories of the saints were a normal part of my catechesis. That’s not a complaint…they are important to hear. We use them as examples of how to be holy and they show…
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On Patience and Faith
“But Mary Magdalene and the other Maryremained sitting there, facing the tomb.” Toward the end of the Passion Gospel from this year’s Palm Sunday there is a simple sentence: “But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained sitting there, facing the tomb.” I have spent many years serving Mother Church, but this was the first…