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2 days ago

Disregarding the Message: How Jairus’ Daughter Can Help the Catholic Church Respond to Critics of the Synod

The story of the raising of Jairus’ daughter is the subject of Mark 5:21–43, the gospel reading for the fourth Tuesday of Ordinary Time. It sheds light on how the Catholic Church might respond to harsh the harsh attacks on the Synod. In the text, a synagogue official named Jairus…

Catholic

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Disregarding the Message: How Jairus’ Daughter Can Help the Catholic Church Respond to Critics of…
Disregarding the Message: How Jairus’ Daughter Can Help the Catholic Church Respond to Critics of…
Catholic

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4 days ago

Blessed Are the Childcare Workers

“They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest.” This statement describes nearly every domain of human interaction. Politicians vie over control of party and government. Greedy tycoons contend for the reins of the corporation. Catholic prelates jockey for position in the hierarchy. The quote comes…

Catholic

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Blessed Are the Childcare Workers
Blessed Are the Childcare Workers
Catholic

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Jan 10

Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, and the Best Pope Forever

The highly acclaimed 2019 movie The Two Popes, starring Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict and Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, contrasted the personalities, styles, and priorities of the two most recent Catholic pontiffs. These differences are more than Hollywood screenplays. …

Pope Francis

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Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, and the Best Pope Forever
Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, and the Best Pope Forever
Pope Francis

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Nov 17, 2021

So, You’re Having a Eucharistic Congress. Then What?

Some people though he was crazy, but he was more like one of the wandering “fools for Christ.” Originally from Florence, Philip Neri moved to Rome in 1533 when he was about 18 years old. …

Catholic

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So, You’re Having a Eucharistic Congress. Then What?
So, You’re Having a Eucharistic Congress. Then What?
Catholic

5 min read


Published in Educate.

·Apr 15, 2021

Easy Does It: 7 Ways for Teachers to Simplify Student Learning

Nothing about education in the age of coronavirus is easy. — Even so, people are more likely to succeed in an environment that nurtures and supports them. No adult wants to go into a workplace each day where their bosses assign impossible tasks, don’t train them adequately, and demean them for their inability to succeed. In a good-faith attempt to encourage…

School

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Easy Does It: 7 Ways for Teachers to Simplify Student Learning
Easy Does It: 7 Ways for Teachers to Simplify Student Learning
School

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Apr 1, 2021

A Reflection for Holy Week

Holy Week, the time between Palm Sunday and Easter, is the most sacred period of the Christian liturgical year. Starting with a Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem and leading to Christ’s resurrection from the dead, Holy Week encapsulates the entire Christian message. Day 1 On Palm Sunday, Christ is heralded as king…

Christianity

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A Reflection for Holy Week
A Reflection for Holy Week
Christianity

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Published in Disability Acts

·Nov 16, 2020

A Chronically Ambiguous Hope

I want to find hope in this morass. — I found my son’s dead body on the evening of April 26, 2020. Quentin had turned 18 earlier in the month; it would be his last birthday. Beyond saying he did not succumb to COVID-19, I am still not emotionally ready to discuss the details outside of therapy. I am…

Hope

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A Chronically Ambiguous Hope
A Chronically Ambiguous Hope
Hope

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Nov 9, 2020

How Joe Biden Should Handle The Transition — And Beyond

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the Biblical book of Nehemiah offers an important lesson for how President-elect Joe Biden should handle the transition and beyond. Nehemiah was a Jew who lived as an exile the Persian empire and served as a high-ranking official in the royal court. In…

Joe Biden

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How Joe Biden Should Handle The Transition — And Beyond
How Joe Biden Should Handle The Transition — And Beyond
Joe Biden

4 min read


Oct 16, 2020

Communion and Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has had troubling effects for people practicing their religion. Due to restrictions on the size of gatherings, religious services have been curtailed and canceled. The quarantines and lockdowns have been controversial for Catholics who gather on Sundays to partake of the Eucharist. By receiving the sanctified bread…

Catholic

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Communion and Coronavirus
Communion and Coronavirus
Catholic

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Sep 15, 2020

Suffering and Solidarity in the Age of Coronavirus

In one of the most celebrated stories in the life of Christ (recorded in Matthew 16:13–28), Jesus asked his disciples about the scuttlebutt. “Who do people say I am?” His closest followers answered, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” …

Covid 19

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Suffering and Solidarity in the Age of Coronavirus
Suffering and Solidarity in the Age of Coronavirus
Covid 19

5 min read

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