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Using the term ‘Father’
Q: A while ago, we heard the Gospel at Mass tell us to “call no one your father.” With this teaching, why do we call our priests “Father”? (Bluffton, SC) A: Thank you for your […]
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Rising freshmen tapped for annual St. Joseph’s Scholars Award
GREENVILLE—Rising ninth-graders Mia Kim and Zana Norton were recently selected as the recipients of the St. Joseph’s Scholar Award. This merit-based scholarship, awarded annually to two incoming freshmen, recognizes academic excellence and covers one-half of […]
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Beautifying is an act of God
In a nine-minute YouTube clip, Bishop Robert Barron reminds us that the “great transcendentals” — the good, the true, and the beautiful — can all be ways in which we evangelize. Today’s converts are sometimes won […]
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Human narratives in the Bible
Q: I’ve been trying to read the Bible. I started in Genesis but came across the story of the nephilim (Gen 6:1-4), which apparently are the offspring of angels and human women? What is this […]
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Pro-life concerns hit home
Those of us who are of a certain vintage may recall that much of what drove U.S. participation in the Vietnam War was the very persuasive domino theory. The theory was that, like a line […]
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When can you cease artificial nutrition?
Q: A while ago, I had an elderly family member in the hospital. She was dying and I was encouraged to stop the artificial nutrition and hydration. I agreed with the doctors. We stopped everything and […]
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Answering a basic moral question
Whether or not a person is a believer in anything beyond the visible world, it seems that there is at least one basic question that human beings must ask about right and wrong: Should we […]
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What is the teaching on limbo?
Q: Does the Catholic Church have a stance on the academic community replacing A.D. with C.E.? It feels like the academic world is trying to take God out of our lives. (Clover, SC) A: The […]
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When a bishop coexisted with slavery
Perhaps Bishop John England used a strategy which many of us in the pro-life movement must employ. When it seems impossible to eradicate a wrong totally, one takes steps to mitigate its effects. If we […]
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Is it OK to do yoga?
Q: In a previous column, you wrote that homosexuality is “an act of rebellion against nature and its Creator”, one of only a few sins that “cries to heaven for vengeance.” Then how great a […]