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Heaven’s joys help us prepare for life’s sorrows

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2013 by Father Maurer (Leave a comment)

It’s always awesome to share in the joys of God’s gifts. The news of a baby is one of the greats! My favorite one is of the husband who’s washing the dishes. Most excellent! Yoforeal, who made the video is … Continue reading →

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A reader asks: Can we stop being Catholic?

Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 by Father Maurer (1 Comment)

A myriad of issues still coming from this Sunday’s homily, the discussion of voting for pro-abortion/pro-euthanasia candidates, and the possibility of ‘proportionate reasons’ for that voting for pro-abortion/pro-euthanasia candidates. A brother priest e-mailed the following question, which he has kindly … Continue reading →

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Decisions & consequences, a father’s reflection

Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2012 by Father Maurer (5 Comments)

UPDATE #1 [Sunday, November 11, 2012]: A follow-up on abortion, voting and the moral life UPDATE #2 [Tuesday, November 13, 2012]: A follow-up on the possibility of ‘proportionate reasons’ UPDATE #3 [Wednesday, November 14th, 2012]: A follow-up on if it … Continue reading →

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Suffering & sacrifice – essentials of the New Evangelization

Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 by Father Maurer (4 Comments)

Post-election fallout Well, election season is over. The bad news is as a nation, we almost unilaterally got it wrong. We’ve re-elected as our president a man who is committed to the Democratic party platform abortion stance [1] [2], has … Continue reading →

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‘Catholic in good standing’

Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 by Father Maurer (Leave a comment)

It has been an interested last few weeks, with the election debates, campaign ads and many, many articles & blogs. Throughout this period, both among candidates and more locally, I have been hearing a phrase that is more than a … Continue reading →

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