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Father Esposito: St. Paul's answer to slavery

Friday, July 17, 20200368 Contemporary readers of St. Paul criticize him for his apparent tolerance of slavery (see Ephesians 6:5-9; Colossians 3:22-25; Titus 2:9-10). Given the specter of...

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Father Gollob: Finding new joy

Wednesday, July 1, 202001049 With the pandemic messing with all our social gatherings, Holy Cross had to perform a "virtual" Good-bye at the end of my 51 years as pastor. It was decided that all...

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Father Gollob: A better normal for all

Tuesday, June 23, 20200321 In the Old Covenant book of Ecclesiastes there is a wonderful exhortation about how to approach all the activities of life. There is a time for everything under the sun....

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Father Bayer: The Complexity of True Solidarity

Sunday, June 21, 20200600 One summer in college, I worked at a ministry in Chicago. I served as a mentor for kids in hard social and economic situations. Beyond this ministry, I remember two days...

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Father Gollob: We must behave as brothers and sisters

Friday, June 19, 20200450 The events of the last few weeks surrounding the murder of George Floyd have to had striken a cord in the hearts of those who have minds to perceive that this is a time...

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Father Dankasa: Our near but distant relationship with God

Thursday, June 18, 20200395 In the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) there are three major characters: the father, the younger (prodigal) son and the older son. In many cases, our...

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Bishop Kelly: A reflection for Pentecost

Tuesday, June 2, 20200469 An image appeared on TV and newspapers and social media platforms: a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of an African-American man already in custody....

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Father Esposito: What is a Paraclete anyway?

Friday, May 29, 20200764 The modern Greek word for “Thank you,” eucharisto, immediately calls to our Christian minds the gift of Christ’s body and blood, commemorated in our Eucharistic...

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Father Bayer: Healing by Contrition

Thursday, May 14, 20200370 As the diocese develops its response to the pandemic, I think we’re all very excited to get back to celebrating the sacraments!

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Father Dankasa: I See People of Faith in Our Parishes: Religion after Covid-19