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Finding big and small ways to end hunger
In the Chinese culture in which I grew up, it is considered bad luck to have an empty rice container. Even today, my husband and I always replenish the vessel and have an extra bag of rice in store. This is symbolic of a life of plenty and a practical …
'Think before you speak' is our Father's wisdom
“Thoughtlessness – I try not to think about it.”
Unwrapping a gift from 'Things My Parents Taught Me'
Amother never knows just how much attention her children are paying to her, but every once in a while she discovers they know her better than she thinks they do.
Fasting for the spirit as well as the body
It wasn’t the abundance of Christmas, with its wealth of cookies, family meals and wine uncorked. It doesn’t have anything to do with New Year’s resolutions, a practice I gave up years ago.
On the dangers of defining ourselves
Given the speed and change in our world today, the oceans of information being given us by the new technologies, the speed with which knowledge now passes through our lives, the increasing specialization and fragmentation inside higher education, and the ever-increasing complexity of our lives, you occasionally hear someone say, …
There's something about Ash Wednesday...
I do love Ash Wednesday … it’s crazy.
Procrastination turns potential into a field of thistles
It’s about that time of year for one of our unique family traditions – the Easter manger.
Thinking of Msgr. Rick on my way to Papua
Had it not been for my predecessor, Msgr. Richard Tofani, I would never have realized that being on a mission trip can never be easy.
The big reveal: looking back at God's plan
Blue or pink? That was the secret contained in the cake.
Embracing forgiveness will lead us into the light of God
Recently, I attended Msgr. Donovan High School’s production of Les Miserables. They did a great job and it truly had all the emotion and power this play produces.
For the sake of his Sorrowful Passion
For any of us who have joined in a Divine Mercy Chaplet a few times, the response is automatic.
In Stephen's Footsteps -- Litany stirs awareness of Communion of Saints
The most memorable image from any ordination – whether for a deacon, a priest or even a bishop – is probably that of the men to be ordained lying prostrate on the floor while the cantor, choir and congregation chant the Litany of the Saints.
Making our journey with Christ as compass
One of the vivid memories of my childhood is S & H Green Stamps.
Remembering the extraordinary grace of friendship
On Friday, June 21, 1991, I arrived at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Mercerville, and began my priesthood on that weekend, celebrating Mass and preaching there for the first time, until being reassigned to a new parish on Father’s Day, June 16, 1996, almost 18 years ago.
Juggling the difficulties of life with grace
Life has been falsely compared to a juggling act, where the juggler tosses many balls in the air with ease and keeps them all circulating magically until he or she sets them down in perfect order.
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