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Confession: the beginning of abortion’s end

Last week at our First Communion classes, our students had a tour of the parish. It is one of my favorite sessions, both because I get to lead the tour and the children are extraordinarily curious about it. We are … Continue reading

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For the wages of sin is death…

It happens fairly often as a priest that someone will share the wages of sin in their life: a tearful conversation after Mass, an e-mail sent in the heat of the moment, voice mail left in early morning, spontaneous visits … Continue reading

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Heavenly wedding etiquette

The blogsphere was atwitter a couple weeks ago as Saint Peter’s rolled out a new implementation of its strict dress code. that showed silhouettes of a man and a woman in casual clothing. Underneath was written ‘no entry’. Below were … Continue reading

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‘You got to forgive’

Talk about reverting something bad towards God; an f-word we can get behind. Hat tip to Creative Minority Report. your brother in Christ, Fr. Maurer

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Two common questions about confession

When it comes to confession, there are two questions that often come up. The first that comes up is about how to make a good confession – “what if I don’t know what to do?”. The answer is fairly straightforward … Continue reading

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