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Feeling guilty about backsliding this Lent? It’s not as bad as you may think: Maybe you gave up chocolate, but no one was watching when you passed the candy dish. Maybe you gave up taking the elevator, but your legs hurt from the stairs. You swore off TV, except for that one episode of Lost.…

A controversial decision by the Catholic Church in Colorado is making headlines — and sparking protests: A crowd holding signs protesting the treatment of a student with lesbian parents exchanged smiles and waves with parishioners walking into a Boulder church for Sunday Mass. Before Mass started, church members citing their Catholic hospitality crossed the street…

Well, out of Hawaii comes this item, and it’s certainly something I haven’t seen in New York City: Attend any Big Island rodeo and you will see small leather crosses attached to the saddles of many of the riders. Each cross — a simple, durable profession of faith in God’s protection in a rough and…

That’s the title of a stem-winder of a rant that is must reading for anyone involved in parish life. It was prompted by this post, wherein the blogger notes a sad state of affairs: Lately I’ve taken to reading the obituaries and I’ve noted how many people seem to have no church burials or services…
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