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Jr., Simeon Dumdum 12/29/2018

I had a bas-relief of the Holy Family in my office, hung on a shelf that stood in front of my table. Friends gave us this holy object. Even so, I would always find means to acquire…

A day in the life

Jr., Simeon Dumdum 01/27/2018

I had another ordinary day. I got up before everybody else in the house. Usually, I would open the louver and look out at the spreading glow in the east. The view of the morning would lead…

The passionate shepherd to his love

Jr., Simeon Dumdum 10/21/2017

(A review of Cardinal Vidal’s homilies) All priestly vocations begin with a love affair.” This line can set a novel into motion, having the power of a famous first sentence. In fact, it comes from a talk…

Sparrow

Jr., Simeon Dumdum 06/24/2017

Once, while Henry David Thoreau was hoeing in a garden, a sparrow alighted on his shoulder. As is the wont of little birds, it stayed there only for a moment, and then flew away. Thoreau considered it…

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