ON PROGRESS AND OUTSTANDING WORK ...

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I must admit, the Pope’s visit to the United States last week was awesome. Though I have been happy for the Roman Catholic Church since Pope Francis was elected, last week I realized his witness is good for all Christians. Too often people professing to be Christian make Christians look...

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Showing forth light and love …

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This week I stumbled on a video published this summer about a guy who goes to a local grocery store and surprises customers by paying for their groceries. The video portrays a series of about ten encounters. The mystery man, walks up to the customer, looks at the total due on the cash register...

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Tags: assumptions, charity, community, feet, generosity, gift, god, hands, jesus, light, love, need

ON DEATH ...

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This past week I have been thinking a lot about death. It’s probably a function of being a priest, but death is ever a part of my journey. Many days I can avoid thinking about it. But I imagine that is not really what God wants. Just to prove the point, I find that deaths usually come in...

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On being wonderfully made …

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This is a big week for our family. Both of my girls are moving up in school. The younger one is moving from the infant room to the toddler room. The older one is starting first grade. It has been a big week, and I am certainly having some feelings. Mostly, as I look at both of them, boldly...

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