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Amid the Fray

Terminating the humanities at our peril

I confess to being a literature major. My father was a literature major. Two of my children were as well. I wear my bias on my sleeve.

Forestalling the rush to war

When the storms of war are gathering, warlike men seldom listen to popes.

When our children leave the faith

Once upon a time, you may have prayed for your darling child to become a nun. Odds are, you never prayed that she'd become a none.

A retirement project like no other

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness." -- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

When tomorrow is a day too late

The human tendency to postpone and procrastinate is at times breathtaking. It can also be fatal.

Appreciating the gift of the Mass

Fresh from his 10-day stay in the hospital, Pope Francis dropped a Friday bombshell when he released his document, issued "motu proprio," restoring, and in some cases adding to, the church's restrictions on celebrating the Tridentine Mass.

Unpacking the controversy about eucharistic consistency

The June virtual meeting of the U.S. bishops has created a firestorm of press coverage and commentary regarding a proposed document on the Eucharist, unfortunately, much of it negative.

The stories we tell, the lessons we learn

When I have reunions with my brothers and sisters, at some point we start telling stories about growing up. Invariably, we will remember events, good and bad, from different perspectives. We each tell the same story slightly differently. In the retelling, we sometimes get a fuller picture of what happened. Or we realize that as children, we didn't fully understand at the time what was taking place.
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