It’s amazing how a simple phrase can change its meaning completely when it appears in a different context.
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Column: Birth of Mother’s Day a difficult one
You'd think that I'd learn by now that what seems like an easy idea for a Leaven column rarely turns out that way. Take Mother’s Day, for example.
Native son
Many people don’t know it, but the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver and Our Lady of the Snows Shrine here have something in common.
Column: Governor’s veto prompts pastoral action
On the day of my return (Monday, April 21) from the exhilarating experience of participating in Pope Benedict’s pastoral visit to the United States, I learned that Governor Kathleen Sebelius had vetoed the Comprehensive Abortion...
Ah, the good life
The kids were long since grown and her husband Ken had died in 2001. Leslie Nordin was alone.
Column: Papal visit equals more vocations to the priesthood?
I wish I could have taken thousands of young men from our archdiocese to see the pope in Washington, D.C., and in New York City.
Column: Laypeople called to live out their priesthood
True or false? Women priests are already in the Catholic Church!
Column: Special-needs children enrich our Catholic schools
Trey (four months, youngest grandchild) and I took a nap together one recent Saturday evening. Trey was in town for his twin cousins’ first birthday.
Column: Catholics baptized into community of faith
The Vatican recently issued an instruction which reaffirmed the traditional formula for baptism:
Column: Have a blast this Ascension
Some images just stick in your mind.