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Circles of life, cycles of grace
If I’m totally honest, Mother’s Day is my least favorite “Hallmark holiday” of the year.
Gender transition: Nobody gets hurt?
A few years back, I gave a talk entitled “Thinking Through the Transgender Question” at a local parish.
The image that sticks
When I was a child, perhaps 11 or 12 years old, my mother came home from church or a prayer meeting – some religious gathering – with a manila envelope. She said the photos inside were disturbing, and asked if I wanted to see them. I said yes.
Abortion brings grief, suffering
Recently a new movie titled Unplanned was released in theaters. It is a story about Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, who one day saw the ultrasound image of a baby during a vacuum aspiration procedure.
Movie ‘a wonderful gift to challenge us’
I pray that the blessings of this Lenten Season be abundant in our lives.
Risen Savior brings peace, love, joy
This is Bishop James P. Powers Easter 2019 message.
A letter from Fr. Adam Laski
Fr. Adam Laski is currently studying Canon Law in Ottawa, Canada.(Submitted photo) Fr. Adam Laski writes about his [...]
Lent: Tweaking? Or transformation?
What does it take to get excited about Lent?
‘Exceptions’ and undermining the moral law
Whenever we make small exceptions to universal moral rules, we shouldn’t be surprised that the rules themselves can be quickly undermined.