21. Catholic-Jewish symposium on young people and faith

The Catholic-Jewish Commission of Southern New Jersey is sponsoring a symposium through our educational outreach, the Catholic-Jewish Institute of Understanding, addressing the topic of why so many of our young people are not practicing their...

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22. Widely accepted fallacies that defy evidence

What a relief that as fall yielded to winter, the Mayan calendar’s expiration did not end the world. I was so worried. And a week and a half later, the financial world also kept from flying into smithereens as our political leaders veered away...

Thursday, 07 March 2013 | 122 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

23. The Seven Deadly Sins- Pride- The radical choice that faces each of us

We have all heard it said that “pride cometh before the fall,” which is actually a paraphrasing of Proverbs 16:18.  For Christians, the relationship is not so much chronological or sequential, as essential. In pride, because of pride, through...

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24. Benedict XVI, Servant of the servants of God

In answer to the question, "What do you think of the Holy Father resigning?" Shocked to say the least, but not surprised. The bear on Benedict's seal comes from the legendary story of a Frankish saint by the name of St. Corbinian who was once on...

Thursday, 28 February 2013 | 117 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

25. ‘Sede Vacante,’ as Pope Benedict XVI resigns

Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was renouncing the office of pope on Feb. 28. As you read this column the church is in a state of "Sede Vacante," the empty chair of the Bishop of Rome. People were startled throughout the world over the...

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26. We have to make room for others

We are pushed and pulled out as irritable little balls of humanity, wailing that our warm, watery life has abruptly emptied us into harsh fluorescent light and lower air temperature. Things are being inserted into our mouths to suction out amniotic...

Thursday, 21 February 2013 | 119 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

27. Working for Christian unity for all of Christ’s faithful

Last week I had the privilege of attending the Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers (EDEIO) annual meeting at their beautiful retreat house, Duncan Conference Center in Delray Beach, Fla. I represent the Catholic Association of...

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28. ‘Perfect’ gifts on our first Valentine’s Day

Early in a marriage, couples sometimes fail to communicate or send the wrong messages because they don't recognize the right ones. On our first Feb. 14 together, my husband and I both decided (separately) to surprise each other with an extravagant...

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29. Our holy, apostolic church, blemishes and all

When I studied church history at Rochester's St. Bernard Seminary, a particularly wise professor, the noted author Rev. Robert F. McNamara, had us begin the semester by reading "The Human Element in the Church." He knew from much teaching experience...

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30. The Good Shepherd and the love of God

Every bishop is called a shepherd. The Lord is called a shepherd. Abraham and Isaac were called shepherds. Jacob and David were called shepherds. Bishop Eustace, Bishop McCarthy, Archbishop Damiano, Bishop Guilfoyle, Bishop McHugh, Bishop...

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