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When nothing is ordinary about Ordinary Time

When nothing is ordinary about Ordinary Time

January 15, 2026 • Life Lines
As we settle back into Ordinary Time in our liturgical calendar, it strikes me as a more challenging task this time around. It’s not hard to see that there nothing ordinary about “Ordinary Time” at this point in 2026. While the Scripture readings and the ...
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Certain Doubt

Certain Doubt

December 14, 2025 • Give Us This Day
“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” (Matt 11:3). Does this question, uttered by John the Baptist from a prison cell, surprise ...
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Who is my neighbor?

Who is my neighbor?

October 15, 2025 • Life Lines
If you spend any serious amount of time with Scripture, you can’t help but take to heart that there are some absolutes when it comes to our call and ...
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Remembering Joan of Arc

Remembering Joan of Arc

May 30, 2025 • saints
Happy Feast of St. Joan of Arc! When I was in a difficult stretch a few years back, Joan of Arc became my guide and inspiration. I had the image you see ...
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Spiritual Amnesia

Spiritual Amnesia

May 19, 2025 • Give Us This Day
Published on May 17, 2025, in Give Us This Day: “Seeing is believing,” the old saying goes. Yet in today’s first reading and in the Gospel, those who have ...
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A Church of Both/And

A Church of Both/And

May 15, 2025 • Life Lines
When the white smoke appeared in St. Peter’s Square, the frenzy of the crowd could be felt from across the ocean and through our TV screen. Even without ...
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