Hope in the Lord — Advent, a season to become a true neighbor
I am enjoying my study of “Fratelli Tutti,” the brand-new encyclical by Pope Francis, given as a gift to explore social friendship in this…
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Hope in the Lord — Grateful, Generous and Joyful this Thanksgiving
For the second year in a row, I will miss spending my Thanksgiving weekend with the monks of Gethsemani. Last year my cancer treatment…
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Hope in The Lord — Visiting the graves in the cemetery
Two weeks ago, I returned to Pennsylvania for the burial of a very good friend with whom I grew up. At the same time,…
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Hope in the Lord — Much Obliged: Our Duty to Worship with Joy
I always enjoyed old movies when one of the characters turned to another and said that he is “much obliged.” It seems so polite,…
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Hope in The Lord — Three Teresas and the cause of human life
We can learn so much from the saints about respect for human life. On Sept. 5, we celebrated the feast of St. Teresa of…
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Hope in The Lord — Let your Faith Guide your Right and Duty to Vote with an Informed Conscience
Election years always present both the opportunity and the grave concern that we Catholics exercise not only our right but also our duty to…
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Hope in the Lord – Daniel Rudd, a hero for our times
This week I re-read a small book by Gary Agee entitled “Daniel Rudd: Calling a Church to Justice” (Liturgical Press, 2017). I first read…
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Hope in the Lord — Getting Back to the Holy Eucharist
I just finished a book on the life of Romano Guardini, a priest theologian, by Robert Krieg, which was entitled “Romano Guardini: a Precursor…
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Hope in the Lord — Saturday morning and the pandemic
Back in 1989 right after our mother died, my brother George, who was five years older and born with Down syndrome, came to join…
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Hope in the Lord — Uphold human dignity and reject racism
On Friday, June 19, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and we desperately need His divine love. These days our…
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