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As Bishops Draft Statement on Assisted Suicide, “Dr. Death” Succumbs Due to Natural Causes

SharePeople don’t read much any more. And they don’t listen so much, either. This presents an imposing challenge for the U.S. Bishops, who have the responsibility for clearly elucidating Catholic teaching on contemporary moral issues.  We all know people who are self-identified Catholics, yet who deeply misunderstand or have never heard the clear teaching of [...]

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LIFE AND DEATH… AND A LOVING GOD

Share “That’s life.” “What’s life?” “Life’s a magazine.” “How much does it cost?” “$1.95” “But, I don’t have $1.95” “That’s life.” *     *     *     *     * A Guest Blog by Deacon Jerry Schiffer Life. And Death. Eternal companions on this earthly walk. Earthly companions on this eternal walk. Companions that my wife Kathy and I [...]

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HEARTSONGS: The Story of Matti Stepanek Will Knock Your Socks Off

Share Requiem in Sea Oh, to call the conch my home . . . Stormy-smoothed tunnels of Kaleidosco how to teach a child phonics pe walls spiraling into Pearl-shimmered dyes, Ever-changing with the light Of the sun, of the moon, Of the tide, and the gloaming, And surging, and sighing, Of the sea . . [...]

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WHERE THE LOVE OF GOD GOES: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours…

–Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”

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