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The next pope

It’s been painful watching the media attempt to cover the papal succession. Beyond the incessant coverage of Catholic scandals (real and imagined), everyone seems to have an opinion of what the next pope should do or what he should be like. Many of their views regarding the next pope are

The macaroni principle

 If Collin had it his way, he would eat macaroni and cheese for every meal, every day. It’s pretty typical for a 3-year-old, and who could blame him? Macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort food. But, boy cannot live on Annie’s shells and cheddar alone. And so begins the

Worrying about gun-shaped Pop-tarts

When I see in the news that a second-grader has been suspended from school for biting a pastry into the shape of a gun, I worry that my children may never make it to third grade.It’s not that our sons are obsessed with guns.It’s just that they’re boys. They want

A Special Time for Catholics

What an exciting time to be Catholic! After eight years of shepherding the Catholic Church as the Bishop of Rome, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI’s recent resignation (the first for a pope in more than 600 years) has created a buzz within the Church, as well as the world, as

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