Seeking Life
- February 11, 2014
- The gifts left to us by giants
We have just gone through another season of giving, some of it easy because it is sharing with friends and family, and some of it hard because we have responded to the cry of the poor near and far.
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- April 17, 2013
- The new pontiff and the Jesuits
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When friends or family ask what I think of the new pope, I reply that I view the choice with enthusiasm and optimism.
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- August 14, 2012
- Looking for what is sacred in our lives
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Traditionally, summer provides the opportunity to look for what is sacred in our lives, a time for a pilgrimage, either individually or in a group.
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- June 13, 2012
- A father's duty is for life
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As I think about the upcoming celebration of Father's Day, I can't help but dwell on responsibilities that never end.
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- April 19, 2012
- A new neighborhood brings a welcome wagon of churches
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Being at a stage of life when it is prudent to live close to one of our children, my wife and I are moving to West Hartford, Conn.
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- November 17, 2011
- The challenges of Thanksgiving Day
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On Thanksgiving Day in America, perhaps the only time of the year when this happens, everyone is concerned that all be able to sit down to a sumptuous meal. That is why special dinners are prepared for the poor, homeless and other disadvantaged people. A recent story in my local paper described efforts of a local state legislator to organize a Thanksgiving meal for veterans.
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- October 13, 2011
- The heritage Hispanics celebrate this month
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The monthlong celebration of Hispanic heritage opened Sept. 15. African-Americans have their month in February, and other groups have similar observances throughout the year.
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- June 15, 2011
- The necessity and value of work
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At the athletic club where my wife and I workout, the janitor in the men's locker room is named Juan, and his counterpart in the women's locker room is named Maria. Ask them how they are, and their response is always the same: "working."
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- January 12, 2011
- Being hopeful in these difficult times
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New Year's traditionally stirs hopes for better times. But with so much "partisan extremism and government by rage" in 2010, a phrase from a recent New York Times editorial, it may seem futile to be hopeful.
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- December 16, 2010
- Christmas is more about the future than about the past
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The carol titled "I'll Be Home for Christmas" touches the powerful yearning we feel at this time. As such, it evokes nostalgia for things past, and that is all to the good, although there is more, much more to Christmas.
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