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The Catholic mosaic and public discourse
Recently, I was asked to write an opinion piece for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on what seems to be an emergence of anti-Catholic prejudice.
A first: Photographing priestly, episcopal ordination
Twenty-five years after covering priest's ordination, I photograph his episcoapal ordination.
Hope rekindled, thanks to an a cappella carol
During the early ‘80s, when I moonlighted as a disc jockey at a country music station in Rapid City, South Dakota, my Advent was defined by one song and Christmas by another.
An accidental Advent – the fast before the feast
In my family, food is love. When I was a child, the holiday abundance was quite unlike any other time of year – bowls of chocolates sprinkled around the house, platters of spritz and fudge and peanut butter blossoms on every table. We baked for days, then piled up the proceeds in a shaky tower of tupperware in the back porch.
There are two golden rules; these days we are heeding the wrong one
When he spoke to Congress last month, Pope Francis quietly urged his listeners to heed the Golden Rule of “doing unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
WCC supports diverting family planning funding away from Planned Parenthood
Barbara Sella Wisconsin Catholic Conference On September 2, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference testified in favor of reforming how Title X [...]
Parenting 101 – as exemplified by Ss. Joachim and Anne
Valuable lessons from the Blessed Mother’s parents.