Between Amens — A palpable longing for normalcy
Many months ago, I said a prayer of blessing over the family laptop. It’s a 10-year-old relic of simpler times, and the limits of…
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Between Amens – Catholics need careful planning and joyful hope
We are in the midst of a plandemic. That’s not a typo. Among the many frustrations we face in light of the ongoing health…
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Between Amens — A topsy-turvy world
My family and I have tried our best to follow CDC guidelines lately, but we have struggled with one recommendation in particular. Did you…
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Between Amens — True leisure is the briefest glimpse of eternity
Major League Baseball recently announced plans to start a shortened season at the end of this month. My excitement for the possible return of…
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Between Amens — An opportunity to increase reverence
These are strange times. I think we all feel a profound need for prayer and togetherness, perhaps more than ever. At the same time,…
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Between Amens — No barrier can hold back the grace of God
Let me tell you about my smelly Upper Room. You see, after the Chrism Mass, my office normally goes about the immediate task of…
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Between Amens — To trust beyond our senses
March 15 was my last public Mass. A few hours earlier, I had seen newly dire guidelines from the CDC and a request from…
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Between Amens – How do we embrace baptism during Lent?
Here’s a mid-Lent pop quiz for you: What are the two parts of what the church calls the “twofold character” of the Lenten season?…
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Between Amens – A life of faith is seamless
Last Saturday morning, I paid $4.00 for the privilege of sitting in the stands at a grade school gymnasium to watch my son’s fifth-grade…
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Between Amens – ‘Alexa, when is Easter?’
“Alexa, when is Easter?” I asked, pre-stressing for what will be a very busy spring in the Office of Worship. “Easter is Sunday, April…
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Between Amens — Advent is now: Urgent spirituality
By Dr. Karen Shadle It is late afternoon on the day this column is due. Come, Holy Spirit. Whenever I find myself racing against…
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Between Amens – Faith in our homes
What makes a Catholic? I imagine there are as many unique answers to this question as there are readers. Consider your own experience. You…
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