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Before I offer my recommendation for your summer reading list, please allow a digression to a scene several winters ago. It was another in an endless schedule of youth hockey games involving one of my older boys. As usual, a sibling or two sat in the bleachers, often reading.
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When a Jesuit high school in Indianapolis refused to cut ties with one of its teachers – one who was in a same-sex marriage – the local archbishop announced that the school could no longer be called Catholic. It is a complicated subject, often misunderstood or falsely reported.
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When the woman showed me her daughter's photos, I thought nothing of it, except to relish in the beauty of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. We were aboard a Delta flight out of Logan. My son settled in by window, and me in the middle, when
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The conversation with the surgeon was to the point. With each procedure, he explained the cost and the chance of survival. And, one more thing: full payment was required up front. That is the reality of pet surgery.
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After reading about the alleged assault on Jussie Smollett, I wondered how long men have been so hateful? Then came the answer: Since the Fall of Man.
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo wrote a column in the New York Times last week lambasting critics of his over-the-top, pro-abortion ways. He also felt the need to point out that "I was educated in religious schools." As a high school theology teacher, I apologize … for the shortcoming
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My old bones ache from an uncomfortable bus ride and I'm still catching up on my sleep. But I've rarely been more inspired. The March for Life will do that for you.
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French President Emmanuel Macron cannot avoid the soundbites that end up biting him back. The man, who does not have children himself, continues to question why anyone would have a big family … hinting that only uneducated women would welcome lots of children. Last month, President Macron spoke at a Gates