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A Franciscan Perspective 6 May 2011 | 01:00 am
The electrifying news that Osama bin Laden has been killed has gripped the attention of our nation and the world, occasioning powerful and conflicting emotions and reactions. It also invites us, as Fr...
A Child's Question 6 May 2011 | 01:00 am
I must admit to feeling at once relieved, inspired, and disturbed by news of Osama Bin Laden’s death last night. I saw the images of crowds celebrating outside the White House, heard some fireworks a...
A Franciscan's Prayer 6 May 2011 | 01:00 am
“As a follower of Jesus Christ, I do not celebrate any human being’s violent death. My prayers go out to the entire world tonight. May the fear that has shaped our world in the last decade cease and m...
Prayers of Street Kids 14 Apr 2011 | 01:00 am
How often do you get to listen to another person's prayer? If you're kneeling in church, you're either joining your voice with others, or minding your own silent intercessions. But at our Covenant Hou...
Half-truths Not Enough 7 Apr 2011 | 01:00 am
The following excerpts are taken from Archbishop Martin's address at the Marquette University International Dialogue on the Clergy Sexual Abuse Scandal on April 4, 2011. The entire address can be foun...
Make Things Right! 26 Mar 2011 | 12:00 am
I work really hard to keep my Irish temper in check, really I do. But there are some things that just make that really hard sometimes. This is one of them.
March Madness and Marriage Moments 12 Mar 2011 | 02:00 am
After a season that encompassed autumn, a multitude of games, the holidays, a new year, exams, the last days of winter and regionals, college basketball teams are now waiting to learn which teams will...
Why Should Catholics Care About the Oscars? 2 Mar 2011 | 02:00 am
Why should Catholics care about the Oscars, or, for that matter, movies in general? As a Catholic film critic, it is a question I have been asked. After all, or so the reasoning goes, Hollywood "hates...
Detoxifying Our Political Disagreements 1 Mar 2011 | 02:00 am
We are outraged by the January 8 murders in Tucson outside a Safeway supermarket of Christina Green, Dorothy Morris, John M. Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard and Gabriel Zimmerman. Gabrielle Gif...
Let Scripture Guide Treatment of Immigrants 10 Feb 2011 | 02:00 am
LOS ANGELES (CNS)—In speeches the same day, Los Angeles' cardinal and its coadjutor archbishop talked about immigration in the United States, with one calling some of the rhetoric about the issue "not...
