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April 16th, 2004
"All of us had suffered greatly to get to this moment�I had eaten little and slept not at all since leaving Camp 2, two days earlier. Every time I coughed, the pain from my torn ...
April 12th, 2004
A young mid-westerner reflects on his summer in India
Calling it a "vacation" might be a bit of a stretch, but through his correspondence with friends back in the United States, 29-year-old, Minneapolis native Paul Lickteig offers up ...
April 10th, 2004
Leaving home
St. Mark's University Parish in Santa Barbara was like my second home. During my time there, I invited and welcomed people to parish ...
April 9th, 2004
What Happens When Teachers of Faith Don't Know?
The small, white-haired woman leading the discussion hesitated. She coughed and bit her lip but managed to read the information on the paper clutched in her shaking hand. She ...
April 3rd, 2004
I would do anything for love (but I won't do that)
"I can definitely see you as a priest," my friend told me."Thanks," I said. This was a helpful insight, since I'd like to be a priest. "But the thing ...
April 2nd, 2004
Children Are Always Surprising
"It's a boy," my brother-in-law said with great shock as he stood before a roomful of nail-biting family members and friends. The stunned pandemonium that followed shook the desk ...
April 2nd, 2004
Fasting for Contemporary People
At Thurman's , in Columbus (Ohio), the meat in the burger is so succulent it almost melts in your mouth. It's the best (and the biggest) burger I've ever eaten. It's been four years ...
March 28th, 2004
No Regrets About Joining the Mobile Phone Culture
I'm still surprised by the cell phone invasion into United States culture—the same way I am surprised by pickled pork rinds or couples making out in public ...
March 19th, 2004
Does God Really Want Our Catholic Guilt?
I ate meat this past Friday. I didn't mean to; it just happened. Abstinence malfunctionI was at lunch with a friend at Evergreen, one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in ...
March 14th, 2004
Green Eggs and Ham... a Lenten Reflection
I am Sam Sam I am That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I-am! I do not like that Sam-I-am! Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham. What do Green ...
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