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As I jogged in a subdivision I overheard a very surprising conversation between one of the security guards and a gardener. “Have you already downloaded Pokémon GO?” The guard asked. “Not yet. I will try later in…
Health official worried about lack of treatment centers for drug peddlers, users who turned themselves in For four years, Kathy (not her real name) considered taking prohibited drugs as a hobby. “My friends were also at it,…
I wouldn’t be surprised if my electrocardiogram (ECG) results would show I have ischemia – a condition where there is inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles. The advice…
Vignettes The young fellow entered the room carrying a very serious look. “Grab a chair, dude.” I did my best to make him feel comfortable. “Thanks, Father.” He wiped away the sweat streaming from his forehead. “It’s…
God our loving Father, creator of our earth and of the universe, and all the wondrous elements of nature that sustain your living creatures, we humble ask you to send us the rain that our country needs…
What if God snaps His fingers and tells the world , “Freeze!”? And the world stops. What would we be caught doing? How would we appear “frozen”? In that last moment, would we be caught telling a…
It has been a terrible week. Yes, a weak week for me. If you haven’t felt the heat nowadays, either you’re in Alaska or living in a faraway cave. Summer has arrived earlier than usual. The temperatures…
by Fr. Sal Putzu, SDB THAT day Jerusalem was set to witness the public execution of a confessed sinner—a woman caught in adultery. The case was clear. The punishment was known to all: death by stoning. (See…
“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on…
The 16th-century Portuguese painter and art critic Francisco da Hollanda hailed his contemporary, the Flemish artist Simon Bening, as the greatest master of illumination (the decoration of manuscripts) in all of Europe. While boning up on Bening,…
I have long wondered why David felt guilty when he ordered a count of the number of people left with him after engaging in several battles. My simple mind thinks there’s nothing wrong when we want to…
Whatever meanings people assign to marriage, Islam views it as a strong bond (mithaqun ghaleez), a challenging commitment in the fullest sense of the word. It is a commitment to life itself, to society and to the…
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