Faithful Departed: Joan Rivers
For a long time, Joan Rivers made me uncomfortable. As a generally polite, social rule-abider who tends to be overly concerned about what others think,…
read moreFaithful Departed: Oscar de la Renta
“The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.” These words from Oscar de la Renta are the words of a man who…
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Why I’m Staying Catholic in the Face of the Clergy Abuse Scandal
As the director of campus ministry in a Catholic high school, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the clergy abuse scandal. Most all of…
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What Verses in the New Testament Are Aramaic?
Question: I know the New Testament was written in Greek. However I’ve been told that there are a few verses from Jesus in Aramaic. Are…
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7 Simple Lessons in Humility for Your Everyday Life
I stumbled across J Augustine Wetta’s “Humility Rules” while looking for books about faith on Amazon. I bought it because who doesn’t need more humility…
read moreFaithful Departed: James Foley
It is a story we have heard many times before. Someone is brutally killed and paradoxically lives on as a symbol of hope. It is…
read moreFaithful Departed: Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman
It’s never the moments we expect that stay with us; it’s never the things we plan for that leave the indelible impressions. It’s not receiving…
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