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How to work for mercy at home

We tend to look outside our walls to ask how we can help.

Father Koch: Be mindful of when judging others

A cohort of Scribes, Pharisees and their disciples approach Jesus with ...

Streaming vs. satellite vs. cable vs. discs vs. TV: Who wins?

I can remember Bruce Springsteen singing a song he wrote some 30 years ago called ...

Think you're 'failing' at Lent? Think again.

I really wanted the Sonic drink.

This Is Where I Belong

Have you ever wanted to say something, but couldn’t find the right words to say?

A tragedy that defies understanding

Other than individuals who are pursuing life “off the grid,” ...

The things they carry in Ukraine

Like many people, I have spent the past few weeks watching and reading ...

“Joseph who?”

What do you know about Joseph? He was the husband of Mary, Jesus’ earthly father, he was a carpenter...

Small things this Lent

This Lent will be a little different for me. 

The Way of the Cross

Jesus says in Luke 9:25 “If any of you wish to be my followers, let them deny themselves and take up...

Father Koch: In silence the disciples descended the mountain

The Second Sunday of Lent takes us to Tabor, the mountain of the Transfiguration.

Trade the Dessert for the Desert

Lent is here! The Gospel for the first Sunday of Lent tells of Jesus going into the desert for 40 days to fast and pray

All shall be well

Humanity’s enduring question to God over our sufferings finds its ...

Of Shriveled Fruits and Tirades

If you are looking for someone to teach you how to grow some lean, mean, shriveled up, malnourished and undersized bell peppers – I’m your girl.

This Lent, remove the ‘noise’

We live in a very noisy world. This was a phrase that popped into my mind recently, as I was supposed to be ...


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