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By Sr. Nun Other Baseball season opening day. Defined by colorful uniforms against green grass. Flags unfurled and the Star Spangled Banner sung by someone famous or a regular person deserving a chance. A Blue Angel flyover, and the two … Continue reading →

As Christians, the pursuit of beauty in all of its forms is ever before us. While the world’s definition of beauty – a wrinkle-free, almost inhuman imitation of so-called “perfection” – almost always leads to self-abasement and discouragement, true beauty … Continue reading →

Bells play a special role this time of year – Holy Week through Easter Sunday. I was never aware of this, as I don’t think many people are, until we put in our own set of change ringing bells. I have always … Continue reading →

By Sr. Fidelis Amid the glories of Easter, we are compelled to search out the message in this opening Introit of the Resurrection Eucharist. One of the last anguished cries uttered by Jesus from the cross was: “My God, my … Continue reading →

By Faithful Finch I believe that if you listen to God, He’ll speak to you through little things. One of my good friends told me to always pay attention to pennies. They have “In God We trust” inscribed on them, … Continue reading →

The re-telling of the salvation story is essential in keeping our faith alive. Paul’s epistle reminds us that we are called to be witnesses of these great events and to pass them on. I find echoes of the Exodus story … Continue reading →

The re-telling of the salvation story is essential in keeping our faith alive. Paul’s epistle reminds us that we are called to be witnesses of these great events and to pass them on. I find echoes of the Exodus story … Continue reading →

By Il Fratello Today is good Friday And the hands of the church Hold me As I walk over these stones We cannot do much But make our way Like the blind Feeling texts written in raised letters In fits … Continue reading →

Maundy Thursday engages us in deep remembrance. Looking at Moses and Aaron as they prepare the first Passover meal in Egypt, we better understand what acts of remembrance can mean for a people, and a religion. The Passover seder is … Continue reading →