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Rhythms and routines in ordinary time
CNS-Montreal c.jpg Not every Mass can be as varied as when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the congregation May 17, 2017 at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal for the city's 375th...
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Souter's approach to Constitution parallels Ignatian discernment
Souter2 crop.jpg Justice David Souter in 2009 (Flickr/Harvard Law Record/Matthew Hutchins) The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has naturally raised a flurry of debate, not...
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In the face of this scandal's abuse of power, listen to the powerless
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Tired of the news? Acknowledge that action begets reaction
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Don't fall for it: Call out corruption no matter whose
justice c.jpg (Wikimedia Commons/OpenClipArt.org/Karolus_BR) Much has been made of Pope Francis being the first member of the Society of Jesus to serve as bishop of Rome."To understand Pope Francis,"...
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Evangelizing by example
luann-hunt-1056437-unsplash c.jpg A man donates blood at a Red Cross blood drive. (Unsplash/LuAnn Hunt) One of the most effective forms of evangelization is a good example. I am convinced that those...
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The unappreciated spiritual legacy of Gerald Ford
1024px-Gerald_Ford_hearing2.jpg President Gerald Ford appears at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on pardoning President Nixon on October 17, 1974. (Wikimedia Commons/Thomas J. O'Halloran) Last...
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Planting seeds with rosary beads
markus-spiske-104913-unsplash.jpg (Unsplash/Markus Spiske) The transition from Lent to Eastertide can be jarring. In just a week, the church marks Jesus' acclaim on Palm Sunday, agony on Holy Thursday,...
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Have the willingness of D-Day veterans, rise to the challenge
CNS-dday c.jpg World War II D-Day veterans from Britain and the United States attend a ceremony June 4 at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. The 75th anniversary...
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There's no segregation in the kingdom of heaven
20180917T1224-20328-CNS-WASHINGTON-WHITE-NATIONALISTS.jpg Black Lives Matter demonstrators are seen near Lafayette Square in Washington Aug. 12, 2018, during the start of the white nationalists' rally...
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