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Has Catholic University found a lost Rembrandt?
By
jmcgee
You never know what you may find when you wander into the bathroom. From the Washington Post: Soon after becoming president of Catholic University, the Very Rev. David M. O’Connell went in search of paper towels in his bathroom cabinet. Something on the bottom shelf caught his eye. Under a pile of junk, he found…
A rare San Francisco “relic”: a public display of faith
By
jmcgee
A blog at the New York Times takes note of a cultural curiosity, as the most secular of American cities (though named for a saint) still manages once in a while to show a strain of Catholic fervor: There was no neutral zone for mere spectators. On one side were thousands decked in green, representing…
Homily for January 17, 2010: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
By
jmcgee
On our refrigerator at home, there’s a picture that was taken about 10 years ago at the very spot where, tradition tells us, this episode of the gospel took place. The picture shows my wife and me, inside the large church in Cana, in Galilee. We’d gone there on a pilgrimage. Cana today is teeming…
“God, we bring before you today your people of Haiti…”
By
jmcgee
The prayer below was sent to me by a friend. It was composed by Rose Marie Berger, who writes in Sojourners magazine. — Dcn. G. Most Holy Creator God, Lord of heaven and earth, we bring before you today your people of Haiti. It is you who set in motion the stars and seas, you…
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