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Fr.Joe and George Fitzgerald
I’ve been on the staff of Old St. Mary’s only since August, but I’d heard about this church for many years. Old St. Mary’s was the second...
Lent
Lent is the period of penance that precedes the celebration of the Easter mysteries. The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon for “spring.”...
The Debate about the Johnson Amendment
Jesuit Father Thomas Reese recently wrote an interesting article in NCR reacting to President Trump's repeated promise to his supporters...
Anxiety Escape
When people first try for meditation, such as practicing a Twelve Step Program of Recovery from some addiction, or people think...
Twilight of Democracy
Twilight of Democracy Back when I was a political scientist in the late 1970s, I read an article by someone who suggested an analogy...
Open Doors
Open Doors Often, when people look to religious institutions to quench their spiritual thirst, they find that the door is closed. ...
Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker
Here is a repeat of the article written by Fr. Ron Franco back in December. It is appropriate as we prepare to celebrate the Conversion...
The Divine Ordinary
The Divine Ordinary There is a great insight in the idea that the divine would show up in a human being. In the case of Jesus, he spent...
The Trip to Bethlehem
The Trip To Bethlehem So why did Mary go with Joseph to Bethlehem when she was due to have her baby? A census made her have to go? Try...
Fr. Terry on Christmas--"Potty"
Potty It took a little three year old to remind Christians what Christmas is all about. God really did become human, with the...
