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Even before PBS airing, Dorothy Day film tops Amazon documentary chart
Dorothy Day, whose life was a series of seeming contradictions, might be bemused at this one: The DVD version of a documentary about her life has, more than a month before the film reaches the PBS airwaves, made it to the top spot on the Amazon documentary sales chart.
Books offer powerful testimony on difficult work of forgiving others
This is the cover of "The Way of Forgiveness: Readings for a Peaceful Life," edited by Michael Leach, James [...]
Remember the true gift of Christmas
A Christmas message from Bishop James P. Powers.
My Christmas list
Advent is an opportunity to examine one’s conscience – all the penance services and confession sessions are an excellent reminder of inevitable human failing – and even bathed in the beauty of the Christmas season, we are all aware (especially if we have small children!) of the potential pitfalls of the holidays.
Live this Advent letting the story unfold
It’s been one of those days – the kind where what you thought the day would, or should, look like is nothing like what it actually does.
Pushing back against evil
During a recent speech in Texas, I mentioned that “drag queen story hours” are being sponsored by local public libraries across the country.
A brotherhood of beads
Here are some iconic male tandems that many will recognize for their friendship, success and mutual life goals.
A question more important than “Is God calling me to a vocation?”
Vocations Director for the Diocese of Superior Fr. Thomas Thompson regretted having to admit that some people have told him they do not like praying the diocesan prayer for vocations, in particular the line, “Bless our families, bless our children – and choose from our homes those needed for your work.”
A different climate change
As a parent, I have learned when one of my kids has a meltdown or is feeling very afraid, the most effective thing is to just quietly hold them and reassure them they are not alone and everything will be OK.