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As the first Advent candle flickered, the reality suddenly dawned on me: it’s December!
It’s not like I didn’t know it was coming. I had filled my calendar with December dates …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/5/24
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It’s the month of saints and sinners.
In church, we have a large scroll with the names of the parishioners who died in the past year. Saints and sinners all.
Looking at the list, I …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/20/24
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Coincidence or providence?
In the gospel reading on the Sunday before Election Day, Jesus is asked about the greatest commandment.
“You shall love the Lord your God with all …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/7/24
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I heard the disruption of the quiet fall afternoon from inside the house. It sounded as if everything was enveloped in a cloud of incessant clicks and whistles.
Stepping outside, I found the …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/23/24
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The act of voting is an expression of faith.
When we make our choices this Election Day, we are empowered in that moment to advocate for justice, uphold human dignity, and promote the values of …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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10/23/24
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We gathered on the shores of Lake Norman.
We were physicists, lawyers, engineers, business owners, and assorted others like me.
What we all had in common was time.
Long before we were …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/9/24
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During the Protestant Reformation, there were many attacks made against the purported teaching of the Church on the Eucharist.
Pamphlets appeared, showing a giant Christ bearing marks of the …
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By Father Daniel Merz, SLD
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9/26/24
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“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
That’s in Chapter 8 of Mark. In the very next chapter, those faithful followers were …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/26/24
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Another sign of aging is when the “oldies” station plays a song that was a hit in your mid-40s.
The Spice Girls were singing “Tell me what you want, what you really, really …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/12/24
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The Catholic standpoint on life is grounded in a simple truth — that all human beings are made in the image and likeness of God.
Our Church professes that human life is sacred from the …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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8/29/24
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In Luke, Gabriel appears to Mary and announces that she will give birth to one who will be called “Son of God.”
Flummoxed by the news, she probably didn’t recall that …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/29/24
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As a second-career vocation to Priesthood, I often found myself studying with students much younger than I.
They frequently said, “I am spiritual but not religious.”
I was never …
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By Father Matthew Flatley
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8/29/24
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It was one of those early August days — hot and dry, plants drooping under their thermal load, and the ground thirsting for the rain that wouldn’t come.
I was out front, watering …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/16/24
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“If you’re looking for a sign, heeere it is!”
The sisters in white were standing in the concourse of the Indiana Convention Center, surrounded by throngs of people attending …
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By Jay Nies
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8/2/24
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“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Shakespeare’s sonnet asks.
“It all depends,” I insist.
Does he mean a summer day of kids’ play, beach …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/2/24
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“There is your brother, naked and crying. And you stand confused over the choice of an attractive floor covering.”
It sounds like the guilt-riding rant of an activist. In fact, the …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/22/24
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A quick recap.
Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, where he was met by Jairus. This synagogue leader begged Jesus to cure his dying daughter.
In the pressing crowd, a woman …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/6/24
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I wish I knew her better.
She was a peripheral friend — a fellow parishioner, someone I’d always say hello to, but never really got beyond the surface.
Perhaps if I had known …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/21/24
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“How you travel is where you arrive.”
I found that little aphorism in some of my notes. There was no clue where it came from. Google didn’t even know.
I thought it was …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/10/24
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At first, I thought that it was someone out for a walk, but the hill was long and the rise steep, so unless they were in training, they could have picked an easier route.
As I drove closer, I …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/22/24
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