The Prophetic Witness of Celibacy People are often confused by the meaning of celibacy practiced by those in religious life. Sometimes people think that …
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The Model of the Magi Today we rejoice in the manifestation of the Jesus to world, symbolized by the arrival of the “magi” in Bethlehem. The journey of …
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What Child is This? We might think of Mary’s title “Mother of God” as saying something about Mary. Some even think that the title …
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What Christmas is All About In the classic Peanuts show “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Charlie Brown famously asks, “Can anyone tell me what Christmas …
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The King Shall Come The opening scene of today’s gospel is filled with names of people and places that readily evoke the expectation of …
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Top Tips for Confession Has it been a while since you’ve been to confession? Maybe you’re worried or just reluctant to go because you …
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Under Construction Advent is a time filled with many treasured symbols: the Advent wreath, the Christmas tree, favorite foods and songs. In today’s homily …
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This talk was given to a combined group from young adult ministries in the Kansas City are. With the new Third Edition of the …
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The Resolve to Run Forth Jesus tells us over and over in the Gospel today to “watch.” This is our attitude for the season …
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Pop Quiz Like a pop quiz or a thief in the night, Jesus will return. The good news is that we know the questions …