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Sister Julie Ann writes:Thought you might like to share a simply good song with others who may be experiencing the lyrics of the song…Franciscan Sisters offer their September Song of the Month, “In the Middle of Heaven and Here”, a free song download for the new semester at their Franciscanized World page: http://fscc-calledtobe.org/Peace and all…
Read MoreA reader asks:Why hasn’t there been a more concerted effort of outreach to bring in more black people into the Church ?We’re Catholics. There hasn’t been a concerted effort of outreach to bring anybody into the Church. When people ask if I believe in organized religion, I say, “No. I’m a Catholic.”
Read MoreHey! Waitaminnit! That’s me!Reader Joe Wagner writes:I stumbled across an old post of yours where someone was defending Cliven Bundy by saying “first they came for the rancher and I said nothing.” We all know the quote that comes from. Is it just me or does it sound morally relativistic? Like we should evaluate things…
Read MoreA reader writes:I have a friend who is an Evangelical. Over the years she has gone from verbally attacking the Church, to being more silent on the subject, to being somewhat accepting of our existence. Now, she asks me the question—“If I believe in Jesus and who he says he is, and I have already…
Read MoreThe occult is something where I am mostly out of my depth, particularly when it comes to the Church’s pastoral responses. My passing acquaintance with it has come from press clippings from the (I think) wildly dubious and unreliable Fr. Gabriele Amorth, whom many Catholics mysteriously trust despite massive reasons not to do so, and…
Read MoreA reader writes:I know that some of your readers have refused to acknowledge that this is an issue, but sincere pro-lifers need to be concerned about the job security and safety for pregnant women. This poor lady is losing her house and job as she is expecting and she is not the only one. Why…
Read MoreSez he:I am a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Seattle starting my first year of the theology at Mount Angel Seminary. I just wanted to take the time to express my gratitude for your trilogy, Mary Mother of the Son. Even though I grew up praying the rosary every night with my family and was…
Read MoreHe writes:I have a question I thought you might be able to help me with. An acquaintance of mine — someone I see regularly but don’t know intimately enough to consider a friend — recently announced that she is pregnant. She is not, however, married nor has she given any indication that she intends to…
Read MoreReader Garrett Johnson writes:Our #20DaysForPeace, consists of 20 days of offerings for our brothers and sisters in the Middle East. We will make a daily offering for them, in addition to having them in our prayers. We invite you to share this post and encourage others to participate as well. #PrayForPeace.We started on August the 10th and…
Read MoreA reader from the Party of Personal Responsibility locates the real culprits for the catastrophe in Iraq: “This situation wasn’t caused by George W…. It was caused by Mohammed and the religion he invented; feminism; and John Paul II. Which have turned the men of the West into moral pansies.”I’ll give you Mohammed as the…
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