Columnists
Kat Larson

Merciful Doubt

The new calendar year officially began in January and the new liturgical year started even before that. Nevertheless, the new Easter season seems to hold

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Feasts
Fr. Gerald Musa

Ministers of Mercy

My friend Fr. Cyril Ibeh of Sokoto Diocese calls the Sacrament of Confession a “Tribunal of Mercy.” He sees the spiritual exercise commonly known as

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Spirituality
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Loving God

One of the errors I’ve run into is to believe that we only are to love those in need of love.  It’s a view that

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Fra Angelico
Feasts
Fr. Joseph Gill

Becoming a Saint

“…becoming a saint isn’t easy…just ask John Duns Scotus. Duns Scotus was a Scottish Franciscan priest and philosopher from the late 1200s. He was a

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Scripture
Fr. Gerald Musa

The Road to Glory

Glory is attractive, but the cross is repulsive; we love to arrive at a destination called glory, but we often reject the narrow and thorny

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

Caught Doing Good

It was pouring rain as 14-year-old Tyrea Pryor stood under an overhang outside of a grocery store. He happened to notice an elderly lady in

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Scripture
Fr. Gerald Musa

Expectation and Vigilance

The people of Thessalonica were eagerly expecting the second coming of Jesus and it was their hope that Jesus would meet all of them alive

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Scripture
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Genuine Accompaniment

When one reads scripture without the gift of faith (an internal spiritual life, in communion with Christ), the Pharisees’ spiritual ailment will only be interpreted

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Spirituality
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Being Misjudged

Being misjudged is a crucible, but don’t ever let it foster bitterness. If you cannot remedy the situation and clear your good name, keep in

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

Life is Christ

If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, what would your reaction be? Would you be at peace, knowing that you would join

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Scripture
Fr. Gerald Musa

Forgiveness

During night prayer, six-year-old John paused before his brother’s name and said to his mother, “I will not ask God to bless Paul. He gave

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