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Helping our neighbors row the boat

April 12, 2021 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

My first childhood crush was Charlie Levy. He lived on our crowded Queens, New York, block.   I recall being a little concerned that, though I had turned 6 he was still 5. The fact that […]

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Faith frees us: a meditation on death

March 25, 2021 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

My religious community has long had the custom of having the sisters make a monthly day of recollection — sometimes in local groups, sometimes individually. As our “holy rule” prescribes, we sisters are to pray […]

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Life or death for the capital criminal?

March 1, 2021 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

On Tuesday, February 16, the monthly Magnificat magazine featured a message of encouragement and counsel sent to a young man who was about to be ordained a priest. The message mentions to the upcoming-priest that, while […]

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Building bridges across religion and race

February 12, 2021 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

These days any event that brings people together without risking a flurry of COVID-19 diagnoses is most welcome. Interfaith Harmony Month, celebrated in January in South Carolina, was one such event. Now, in February, Black […]

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Lights on the National Mall and a searing call for life

January 27, 2021 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

A sobering and searing moment in the lead-up to the inauguration on Jan. 20 was the display of 400 columns of light around the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. Another such moment was the new […]

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Praying for an authentic resurgence to true religion

January 21, 2021 Rev. David Nerbun

Every professed atheist knows the philosophical adage by heart, “religion is the opium of the masses.” It was opined by German philosopher Karl Marx, author of “The Communist Manifesto,” whose hostility toward religion has been […]

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Dr. King, Epiphany events, and the call to peace

January 12, 2021 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Every state in the Union and 100 nations: that’s what the registrar’s office told us made up our student body.  I was working on a doctorate in theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and teaching […]

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Among many faiths, for a better 2021

December 27, 2020 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Three weeks ahead of schedule, Bishop Craig Dixon of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints presented two ministers, our local rabbi, and me with a rosca. We were at a celebration […]

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The music of the season

December 17, 2020 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

As the season progresses, monks and nuns and parish choirs will be chanting the O Antiphons. The Divine Office, just before the evening recitation of the Magnificat, and the Gospel acclamation announce, with a touch […]

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Advent: The Coming of Christ

December 16, 2020 Special to the Miscellany

The final words of the Bible are, “I am coming soon. Amen… Come, Lord Jesus.” So, the theme is hope for Christ’s definitive coming. There was a similar expectation expressed in the Old Testament, especially […]

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