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SEMINARIAN'S DIARY
Forgiveness gives us power
Earlier this summer, we all watched in horror at the news of the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The murderer sat through a Bible study for an hour with the people who would later become his victims. It was absolutely sickening.
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Texted God today?
My blog, www.LetItAllStartHere.com, has given me some unexpected notoriety in the prayer circuit. I have become the go-to-girl, acting as a representative for those who feel that they may be less favored by the Divine.
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Planned Parenthood's 'ethical barbarism'
By now you have probably seen, or at least heard about, the videotapes on which Planned Parenthood officials speak bluntly about trafficking in the organs and tissues of aborted babies.
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Ready for my new adventure: high school
I don't remember my first day of preschool. I have never been the "new kid." I have never had butterflies as I rode in the car to my new school. I have never had to worry where I was going to sit at lunch. I have never had to make …
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Why I want to attend a Catholic high school
There are numerous high schools in our area that provide a great education. Not all provide an education built on the cornerstone of faith. I believe it is very important to go to a Catholic high school.
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Sisters of St. Joseph return to their roots
Every Sister of St. Joseph in the world traces her origin to a tiny city in south central France, LePuy en Velay.
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Atomic bomb anniversary reminds us: Don't stop fighting nuclear weapons
As we mark the 70th anniversary this month of the use of atomic bombs in World War II, we would do well to recall the words that America's bishops wrote in 1983 in their pastoral letter, "The Challenge of Peace."
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Prayer, part II: Using Scripture
In last week's column (see www.evangelist.org), we reflected on the need to pray and how to pray. That leads to some questions,
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Rights as Catholics also involve duties
I do not do much crusading against the encroachment of our nation's laws upon our religious freedom. I must choose my battles wisely.
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The Church is not opposed to gay people
Because the Catholic Church is opposed to gay marriage doesn't mean we're opposed to gay people.
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Save St. Augustine's
During my formative years, everything I needed to know about life, I learned at home and at St. Augustine's. When I was a child in the 1950s and early '60s, the school thrived.
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Prayer, part III: struggling to pray, types of prayer
In this final part of our reflection on and guide to prayer, let's start by looking head-on at some myths about prayer and obstacles we might experience in praying.
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Young priest's death a reminder of God's love
This reflection on Rev. James Cribbs, who died in 1998, first appeared in Priest magazine.
SEMINARIAN'S DIARY
Humbled by hospital work
One of the requirements for receiving a master's degree in divinity during our seminary training is to complete a program called Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). This summer, I have had the pleasure of completing the program at Albany Medical Center, a Trauma I hospital right in the heart of our …
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There is no bread
The BBC -- the United Kingdom's public broadcasting media outlet -- reported last July on children caught up in the Syrian war. It is a war on childhood in which children are targeted, homes destroyed and schools attacked; children are displaced and forced to live in refugee camps.
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