Editorial — Called to be patriots
Our national anthem may be the only one in the world that ends in a question. That’s just the first verse, of course. Francis…
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Editorial — Protect children at the border
Some people are comparing the Customs and Border Protection detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border to concentration camps, a comparison that raises eyebrows and…
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Editorial — We must put the last first
Calling on the “Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Way,” Pope Francis entreated the intercession of the Blessed Mother in his message for World…
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Editorial — Take hope and comfort
When the decades begin to pile up and the sand at the top of the hour glass seems to flee more quickly to the…
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Editorial – Care for creation
On Monday, we observed the third Earth Day since Pope Francis released his encyclical “Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home” The document,…
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Editorial – New Life in Prison
Two burgundy french braids with brunette roots end at her grief-wracked shoulders. Shaking with suppressed weeping, her shoulders are clad in yellow scrubs stamped…
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Editorial – Reasons for hope
Let’s face it, given what’s going on in the world — in our city, nation and state for that matter — it’s easy to…
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Editorial — Exhortation for all
This past Sunday, the church traded the deep purple of Lent for a lighter rose hue and celebrated Laetare Sunday — Rejoice Sunday. It’s…
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Vaccination is a moral obligation
Not only do vaccines protect you and your children from disease, when high percentages of the population are immunized, the whole population benefits, including…
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Editorial — We are called to help
We’ve all seen them at intersections all over the city. Men and women holding signs, saying they’re homeless, asking for help. Sometimes they appeal…
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