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How to make this a ‘good’ Lent
Lent is right around the corner, and I keep hearing people sighing – almost complaining – that this season is “already” here. It is true; Lent is early this year. … Continued
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Creating a World of Dignity – Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking
Feb. 8 is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. Canonized in 2000, she is patroness … Continued
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The ups and downs of buying a replacement Chromebook
Longtime readers of this column know of my fondness for Chromebooks as my go-to utility tool for general computer work. It’s been that way pretty much since 2012, when I … Continued
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Making killing ‘culturally safe’
In Health Canada’s latest voluminous annual report on Canadian MAiD’s “evolution” to world-leading status, the minister in charge highlights Ottawa’s commitment to “culturally safe” medicalized killing of Indigenous peoples. In … Continued
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Remember community and family in the Year of the Dragon: Archbishop Miller
February 10, 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: As we welcome the Lunar Year of the Dragon, I extend my warmest greetings and heartfelt prayers to all those celebrating … Continued
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Climate Exchange
One of the functions of a newspaper is to be a forum for the exchange of viewpoints, with letters to the editor one of the most common ways of doing … Continued
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The Boys in the Boat takes on water by overreaching
Anyone fortunate enough to have read Daniel James Brown’s best-selling history The Boys in the Boat will readily understand that to translate such a multi-level account to the movie screen is … Continued
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Wonder leads to God
It is difficult to linger in wonder and awe. But we must do it. As in all marriages and close friendships, familiarity can sometimes breed flippancy. Sometimes, when we are … Continued
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We are chosen for this time
I’m not quite sure what to say. I mean that, literally. I’m sitting in the van, and the laptop is squished up on my lap. Madalen and Thomas are sledding … Continued
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‘An obligation is laid upon us’
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BFirst Reading: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7Second Reading: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23Gospel Reading: Mk 1:29-39 This Sunday’s readings speak of evangelization. “An obligation is laid on … Continued