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Month: August 2020

Parish finances looking for rebound

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | , |

If you ever doubted the miracle of the loaves and the fishes, check out your parish’s COVID-era finances. After months of closed doors and no revenue, followed by months of full-cost operations for Sunday congregations that are a fraction of normal att…

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‘Serving a Wounded World’ – Joint Document of WCC & Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | , , , |

Cardinal Ayuso Calls ‘Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19’ a ‘timely ecumenical & interreligious response’

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The Persevering Prayer of Monica

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | , , |

Monica is the patron saint of mothers – not least, those who pray for the conversion of their children, an integral part of the maternal vocation, as many a mother will admit. Even for those children who stay in the Faith, ‘conversion’ is an ongoing process, never-ending, in that universal call to holiness to which[…]

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Memorial of Saint Monica

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | |

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Monica

Reading 1 1 COR 1:1-9

Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Sosthenes our brother,
to the Church of God that is in Corinth,
to you who have been sanctified in C…

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We’ve Rendered Unto Caesar. Now Let Us Render Unto God

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | , , , , |

Attacking the four dissenters in the July 24 Supreme Court decision refusing relief to the chapel that sued Nevada for imposing more restrictive indoors assembly numbers on churches than on casinos, New York Times reporter Linda Greenhouse accused them of pursuing a religious “crusade.” We all know that crusades are led by sectarian ignoramuses whose […]

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Why Bother Going to Mass?

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | , , , , |

When I was working as a chaplain at a Catholic high school, the parents of a ninth-grade boy made an appointment to see me. Jimmy was a bright, good-looking and popular student from a respectable Presbyterian family. Mother and father turned up on time, neatly dressed, and well-mannered. After some small talk, Jimmy’s mother expressed […]

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