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Blessed are the merciful

Posted in columns on Apr 5th, 2011

The Gospel of life includes even those guilty of horrible crimes.
“He deserves to die. . . . ‘Crucify him!’” (Matthew 26:66; 27:22). Every Palm Sunday and Good Friday, the only days of the year when part of the Gospel is proclaimed in chorus by everyone, we find ourselves echoing the words of a death sentence. We [...]

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Life and motherhood

Posted in my column on May 5th, 2010

Gardens fascinate me, and what never fails to impress me is how suddenly the beauty of newborn life blossoms around us as if all of nature were celebrating the Easter season too. It seems no coincidence that Jesus’ passion began in a garden and triumphed in another. Even one of the women who first beheld [...]

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