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It has been proposed from time to time that Jesus never really intended to establish a church.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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5/2/08
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In this Sunday’s Gospel passage, while preparing his disciples for the Pentecost event, Jesus promises that he will send them “another advocate.”
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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4/24/08
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Readings : Acts 6:1-7
1 Peter 2:4-9
John 14:1-12
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BY PATRICK V. REID PH. D.
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4/17/08
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Perhaps the most ancient representations of Jesus Christ portray him as the Good Shepherd.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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4/17/08
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Two new books concerning Catholic New England offer compelling reading.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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4/11/08
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Pious Catholics often speak of various spiritualities — the spirituality of the priesthood, the spirituality of the religious life, the spirituality of marriage.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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4/4/08
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Herman Melville, known to most readers as the author of Moby Dick, lived much of his writing life in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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FR. JOHN KILEY
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3/28/08
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Readings: Acts 2:42-47
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31
During the Easter season, the church's liturgy celebrates the life-giving effect of Jesus’ resurrection on the Christian community. …
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BY PATRICK V. REID, PH. D.
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3/28/08
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Atonement for sin is a notion that pre-dates Christianity and probably even pre-dates Judaism.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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3/21/08
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The mid-century liturgical commission that revised the ceremonies for Holy Week was being subtly tongue-in-cheek or deliberately ironic when the members determined that Christ’s entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday should be described as a “triumph.”
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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3/14/08
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The resurrection of Lazarus by Jesus Christ was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Previously, the religious leaders were profoundly disturbed that Jesus Christ had exalted himself above the Sabbath.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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3/7/08
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The first recorded words, so to speak, from the mouth of God the Father were “Let there be light.” These words, while certainly familiar, are also a bit provocative.
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BY FR. JOHN A. KILEY
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2/29/08
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One of the most authentic shrines in the Holy Land is the Samaritan well near Sechem where Jesus encountered the many-times-wedded woman who had come to draw water.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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2/22/08
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No one can blame Sts. Peter, James and John for wanting to prolong the Transfiguration experience. In his exhilaration, St. Peter blurts out, “Lord, how good it is that we are here.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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2/15/08
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The National Catholic (the word is used loosely) Reporter recently praised the church in the Netherlands for its innovative response to the vocation crisis.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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2/8/08
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Each beatitude proclaimed in this Sunday’s liturgy celebrates a deficiency. That’s right. Jesus, through the pen of St. Matthew, honors our brothers and sisters in faith who lack some portion of life and whom others might dismiss.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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2/1/08
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Years ago, the last week of January was celebrated throughout the Catholic world as the Church Unity Octave. Beginning on the former feast of St. Peter’s Chair at Rome and concluding on the current feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, observers of the octave prayed for the unity of various Christian communities with the Church of Rome.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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1/25/08
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Voice of the Faithful on-line newsletter, no doubt hoping to justify its own critical assessment of U.S. Catholicism, recommends its constituents read a recent article from Commonweal magazine regarding the “high stress, poor health, and low morale” of the diocesan clergy, specifically in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
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BY FR. JOHN A. KILEY
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1/18/08
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A couple of weeks before Christmas, the Providence Journal featured an article on its religion page that highlighted a few Protestant communities that reject the celebration of Christmas.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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1/11/08
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An advertisement featured recently on local radio begs support for a Roman Catholic missionary congregation that has earned justifiable renown over the last century. This religious congregation of priests and sisters had brought the Gospel message, amid much suffering and persecution, to what today is often called the Third World. They have a noble record.
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BY FR. JOHN A. KILEY
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1/4/08
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