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From ëModerately Pro-Choice' to ëGravely Wicked'
… Rightly or wrongly, George Tilller was acquitted by a jury of his peers. "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord." For the sake of justice and right, the perpetrator of this evil deed must …
Canada bishop questions morality of oil sands development
… great financial gain does not justify serious harm to the environment," he writes. Surface mining of oil sands, environmentalists say, destroys large tracts of boreal forest, pollutes …
A cheer from the Bronx
… down since 2002. That directly affects the upward mobility of families like Sotomayor’s and mine. t To save more money, the Archdiocese of New York announced in January that ten high …
Miracles in the music of Carrie Newcomer
… don’t work anymore,” she sings: But there is a still quiet voice And it sounds a little like mine, Saying, “You’re right where you should be It’s just going to take time.” Newcomer doesn’t …
Insider accounts from a lonely man
… offices, I would be presented with a list of complaints. These were actions or decisions of mine that seemed to irritate the pope and members of the curia. I always felt a need to stand …
Riffing on Crime TV: Without a Trace
… meaning from these shows? Is this what keeps us coming back for more? A filmmaker friend of mine recently told me that he defines spirituality as the search for truth. Without a Trace …
Sotomayor: Catholic? Does it matter?
… is no 'Catholic' way to cook a hamburger, I am hard pressed to tell you of a single opinion of mine that would have come out differently if I were not Catholic." Is that enough to put the …
Deacon follows skies, stars, rails on vocation journey
… An earlier posting of mine reported on teenage boys entering the seminary in Arkansas. That's juxtaposed to this late …
Hollywood's Holy Week
… guild went on for close to four months, shutting the television business down. A friend of mine, who works sound on a major network drama, scrambled to find some commercial shoots. During …
Father Oprah and my friend Steve
… priests and nuns should be allowed to marry. Count my friend Steve among those voices. Count mine too. …
Living in Limbo
… most important of all are workingman’s unions” (Rerum Novarum, 49). Or consider a friend of mine who as a Catholic chaplain struggled to support her family on less than $30,000 a year. …
An iPhone review of Star Trek
… gone before. But I see more sequels flickering across the galaxy of my mind. As a friend of mine said, " 'Star Trek' is a treat." …
Pete Seeger's persistent hope
… Have All the Flowers Gone?" "Amazing Grace," "Bring ‘Em Home," and "This Little Light of Mine," all of us reenergized under the light of this hopeful, persistent peacemaker. May he live …
Kansas City Bishop to pro-lifers: 'We are at war!'
… Our President has just signed a law providing government funding – your tax money and mine – for the funding of these human embryonic stem cell experiments. Are we at war? Absolutely. …
Does U.S. culture really care about 'family values'?
… only organic fruits and vegetables” or “I will calmly discipline my child without yelling.” Mine was: “I will not allow my children to become walking billboards.” No Scooby-Doo T-shirts; no …
'Reiki is an invitation to hear God's answers'
… As a practitioner, I have been blessed to witness similar changes in others. A friend of mine, who was in constant pain from a year of chemotherapy, was pain-free for an entire day after …
My Night in the Las Vegas Jail
… Our property was taken and documented. A nurse examined us and took our blood pressure. (Mine was very high, but “You’re under a lot of stress,” she said. She had no idea.) Around …
The cross and the world
… holds a photo of her son, who died at 29 from silicosis, a lung disease contracted in a gold mine in China’s Jiangxi province. “Of you my heart speaks; seek his face.” (Psalm 27:8) …
Easter, beauty and truth murdered: 33 Stations of the Cross
… Light of the World return rapidly and recognizably to each and every hungry heart... yours, mine... everyone’s. …
Pope calls for end to land mines, cluster bombs.
… Pope Benedict XVI called on nations to end the production, stockpiling and use of land mines and cluster bombs. He also expressed his support for programs and measures that "guarantee … of his midday Angelus prayer April 5 as he recalled the United Nations' International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, which was celebrated April 4. He noted that 10 …