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This story caught my attention for a variety of reasons — not least, because the event in question involved my old parish, where I served almost 40 years ago (gulp) as an altar boy. The archdiocese sponsors a special day for seminarians and their families, and this year it took place at St. Patrick’s, in…

A friend sent this my way, and it’s a stunner. It’s a letter that was evidently written in 1995 by a nun who became pregnant after being raped by a Serb soldier in Yugoslavia. She is addressing her Mother Superior. How do you face pure evil? How do you go on living when your life…

Since this is the feast of St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests, I thought it would be good to remember all our priests in a special way. I found this prayer online, and thought it was very meaningful: Almighty God, look upon the Face of Jesus Who is the eternal High Priest, and have…

Some weeks back, I posted an item on how too many priests aren’t fit — physically, that is. Now comes this nifty news item about a physically fit friar — the “Iron Friar” — who puts all of us to shame: Atonement Father Dan Callahan evangelizes underwater. And on a bike. And while he’s running.…
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