Temple University in Philadelphia is the third largest university in Pennsylvania; it enjoys a worldwide reputation for research, scholarship, and education, and has international campuses in Tokyo and Rome, in addition...
On the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear the familiar term Kingdom of Heaven. It must be quite important because we hear it often; but do we clearly know what it refers to? Other similar terms are: the Good News, the Gospel, Jesus Christ, the...
Whenever our life is altered by the presence of a very important person in our home, by a significant event, or by something of considerable value, every aspect of our day is also affected. "Behold, the virgin shall be...
On the return flight from Florida, I had neglected to separate my book for the trip from our luggage. As a result, I was dangling in mid-air without anything interesting to do. I happened to be seated next to a young...
In a recent article in The Michigan Daily, (“Michigan Medicine should remember its best not its worst”), Kristin Collier and Scott Lyons highlighted Michigan Medicine’s recent celebration of its 175 most distinguished...
In ancient Greece, legend reveals, Troy was impenetrable. However, their Greek adversaries devised a clever plan to overcome them. They built a giant horse and offered it as a gift to the Trojans, who accepted it and...
It’s quite common for people to fear certain future events or possibilities: for instance, the teenager who worries about his dad’s reaction when he finds out he was in a fender-bender with the family car; the very shy...
First of all, what is spiritual lightning? I’m suggesting that spiritual lightning is most likely a call from God, and it hits us all to one degree or another and at different times. Jolts from God, so to speak, can...
Context: A man sees a pregnant woman at the grocery store and offers to carry her bags. She is there with an infant and a toddler. He knows the woman to be pro-choice because she has a “my body, my choice” hat on. He...
On the solemnity of Christ the King seated on the “throne” of the cross, we shall try to look at pain and suffering from within the Church, the Body of Christ. Looking at what unfolds on Mount Calvary, seeing three...
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