Are Statues Idols?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
December 26, 2017
Where does the Catholic Church stand on images of Christ, statues of saints, pictures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of Guadalupe, etc.? Is it wrong for me to have these items in my home? On one occasion ...
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Humor in the Old Testament?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
December 26, 2017
Where in the Old Testament do we find even a hint of humor as we know it? I'm guessing that there just wasn't much humor in those days! Was everything taken seriously then? In fact, there is a fair amount ...
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Humor in the New Testament?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
December 26, 2017
Is there any humor in the New Testament? Everything seems extremely serious. Like the Old Testament, the New Testament has a fair bit of humor, much of it rather subtle. Isn't there humor in Jesus' image of a camel trying ...
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A Pro-Life State of the Union
Ann M. Augherton
December 26, 2017
From abortion to stem-cell research, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ pro-life committee is working hard to educate and empower Americans to save lives.
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Audio File
Daniel Imwalle
December 26, 2017
Editor's Pick: Best Album of 2017 Arcade Fire | Everything Now Montreal's Arcade Fire has always made music that sounds and feels urgent, almost as if the day they recorded the song was the last day on earth. They took ...
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Friars of the Future
John Feister
December 26, 2017
The next generation of friars will certainly be smaller than the current one. What might that mean?
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