Columnists
Bonnie Engstrom

The Pink in Advent

This Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, is one of my favorites in the year.  Gaudete Sunday – Rejoice! For two weeks we have been

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Columnists
Liesl Bee

Mary’s Advent

The season of Advent is a time for waiting, preparing, and eagerly anticipating the birth of Christ.  It seems like no one could understand this

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Life
AnneMarie Miller

Keep Christ in Advent

Stores across the country have pulled out their Christmas displays full force, and several people I know have started blaring Christmas music in their homes

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

Advent Hope

It took a long time to build St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. A really, really long time. The construction began in 1506 and finished in

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Mary
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

Watch and Pray- Preparing for Christmas

The Taize Community of France, known for their rhythmic hymns, which encourage contemplation on lines from scripture, has a beautiful chant paraphrasing from Jesus’ prayer

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Beauty and Danger of Indulgences

A number of parishioners mentioned this month that they were seeking indulgences for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Some might ask: Indulgences? Are they still

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Columnists
Erin Cain

As We Forgive

In Luke’s Gospel, we hear the parable of the dishonest steward. While this steward who squanders his master’s property is not exactly a model of

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Feasts
Guest Writer

Thanksgiving

Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. In a nation so super-abundantly blessed as ours, it is only right that we dedicate one day out of

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

By Their Fruits You Will Know Them

2 Kings 22:8-23:3, Psalm 119, Matthew 7:15-20 Faith, Hope, Love, Fear of the Lord, Humility, Patience, Obedience. These are hallmarks of the greatest fruits we

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Family
Kat Larson

The Promise

A few weeks ago, I heard a priest talking about a promise during his homily. The readings and the Gospel for that Sunday were about

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Religion
Fr. Gerald Musa

He is All and in All

The Celebration of Christ the King also is an expression of a joyful hope of the second coming of Christ. The Gospel of Matthew speaks

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