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Spring arrives with light and hope
While taking a walk on a beautiful spring Sunday, I ran into the neighbor girls digging in the dirt.
A Shelter in the Storm -- God's call to be his presence among his people
Many years ago I heard a homily comparing religious life to lighthouses. Lighthouses are strategically placed along coastlines to guide ships to safety. A lighthouse is just there.
Have a Facebook account? Consider a social media will
Creating and sharing content via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and myriad other sites is woven into the fabric of our lives. But what happens to the content you create when you die?
Education helps us to soar
These days, nobody thinks that flying over long distances is impossible. Simply buy a ticket, board the airplane, drink your complimentary cranberry juice, and hours later you're a thousand miles away from where you started.
Love and mercy for those who need it most
The first time I read the phrase "O happy fault" in the special Easter proclamation, or Exsultet, I pondered about God's love for his people -- from the start of creation, through infidelities, rejections, destruction. God persisted in his love for us.
Welcoming a stranger to a new home
The United Nations reports that as of 2014, there were over 50 million refugees in our world. Tonight, I'm going to meet five of them.
Offer criticism with kindness and compassion in mind
You've probably heard the familiar: "We care about what you think."
A Lenten lesson to practice throughout life
On a recent trip out West, I once again became aware of one of St. John XXIII's reasons for initiating the Second Vatican Council: to encourage the Church to adjust to changing times.
Keeping talk and opinion polite on the Internet
The Internet is known for many things, but calm, thoughtful conversation of complex issues is not one of them. The distance between opinion and an insult aimed at a person is short.
Want to save tax dollars? Support nonpublic schools
The often repeated refrain about the increasing tax burden on New Jersey citizens sometimes fails to include one obvious solution: the continued vibrant existence of nonpublic schools in the state.
Want to save tax dollars? Support nonpublic schools
The often repeated refrain about the increasing tax burden on New Jersey citizens sometimes fails to include one obvious solution: the continued vibrant existence of nonpublic schools in the state.
Hearing the cry of the poor
Poverty is a complex issue, but it is not one of people simply being lazy, as we may often hear. Wage earners who are “downsized,” seniors who can’t afford critical medicine and families living on minimum wage are among those in poverty.
A classroom is the perfect place to start a culture of inclusion
When I was in high school, our district decided to move a number of students who had previously been solely in special education classrooms into classrooms with the rest of the student population.
Worlds are created and destroyed through the power of words
On a recent fast food run, my son brought home a bag of tacos and more than a few packages of spicy condiments. As I tore open a package I noticed the words: Sauce responsibly.
Keeping score and winning big: a '30 Under 30' honoree reflects
On Sunday night the email landed in Mike Foss’ inbox: He had been named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” the business magazine’s annual list of rising stars younger than 30.
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