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The Eighth Day: Two Millennia and Counting

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Easter is when we celebrate “the crowning truth of our faith in Christ.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 638) It’s among the top major events so far. Depending on how you count them, there have been only three to six: … Continue reading →

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Living With Consequences

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I’ve missed one morning set, and several of the evening prayer sequences, in the routine I started February 13. (February 19, 2017) I’m doing a little better so far with the Lenten Chaplet. I started that Ash Wednesday. Emphasis on … Continue reading →

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Sin, Original and Otherwise

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

There’s trouble everywhere, and that’s not news. It’s not new, at any rate. “Your princes are rebels and comrades of thieves; Each one of them loves a bribe and looks for gifts. The fatherless they defend not, and the widow’s … Continue reading →

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Love, Mercy, and 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

Airliners were flown into New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon 15 years ago today, killing nearly 3,000 folks whose chief offense had been living in an American city and going to work Tuesday morning. The 19 immediately … Continue reading →

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