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One Nation Under God: A Catholic Perspective

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  By Deacon Scott Dodge– In a recent article for the Sunday Times, “Dark clouds gather over the home of Fakebook,” historian Niall Ferguson noted that the human tendency to…

A Catholic Looks at Hugh Hefner

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By Gary Topping– The recent death of Hugh Hefner at age 91 prompts some reflections about the era of supposed sexual liberation over which he presided.  It wasn’t just sex:…

Does God really care about the outcome of sporting events?

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Fall is a wonderful time of the year, especially if you are a sports fan. Football teams are playing, soccer season is starting, basketball and hockey…

God’s greatest gift is more responsibility

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By Nick Blaylock– I recently reread the story of Joseph in the Old Testament of the Bible. If you are not familiar with the story, please read it (Genesis 37-45)…

Some thoughts after Las Vegas

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By Jean Welch Hill– The mass shooting in Las Vegas left most of us in a state of stunned disbelief.  Senseless violence is always a shock, particularly when it results…

Mercy Provokes Us

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By Deacon Scott Dodge– Most days I pray the Rosary either driving to or from work. On weekends I often pray it when I go for a walk. I make…

Literacy in Science

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By Jim Larson– “We need science education to produce scientists, but we need it equally to create literacy in the public… Literacy in science will enrich a person’s life.”  …

A Catholic Looks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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By Gary Topping– In April, 1963, Dr. King was one of the leaders of demonstrations in Birmingham against Alabama’s segregation laws.  Although a judge had issued an order prohibiting such…

Dorothy Day and the Catholic Wonder Women

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Speaking to the United States Congress two years ago in the Fall of 2015, Pope Francis cited Dorothy Day as an American “who shaped fundamental values…