Being Globally Generous
Fr. James Melnick
September 22, AD2014
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Although Uganda is not a Top 10 Places to Vacation on any list that I have seen, I really meant to go there to relax and
Immigrant Children: Refugees from Failed States
Fr. James Melnick
July 28, AD2014
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Bishop Anthony Taylor, ordinary of the Diocese of Little Rock, released a statement concerning the young immigrants who have arrived on our borders. If people
MARRIAGE: A Well-Defined Union
Fr. James Melnick
June 17, AD2014
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“Many well-meaning people think same-sex marriage is just about equality and spreading the benefits of marriage. Its more radical supporters know it’s about destroying marriage
Breaking Lenten Fasts
Fr. James Melnick
April 4, AD2014
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Many people have come asking me what to do if they broke their Lenten resolution. Do they have to find something NEW now? \”Ok, think.
Take Courage: Be a Man
Fr. James Melnick
February 7, AD2014
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King David tells his son Solomon: Take Courage. Be a Man. (1 Kings 2:2). It\’s a great one-liner and a bestowal of manhood from a
The Lay Faithful\’s Call to Kerygma
Fr. James Melnick
January 9, AD2014
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I have been slow in reading Pope Francis\’ Letter Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) on the New Evangelization. Thankfully, there are movements in the Catholic
Reasons to Love the Immaculata
Fr. James Melnick
December 10, AD2013
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This year we celebrate The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady on Monday, December 9th. Traditionally, it is celebrated on December 8th. However, since the Second
Keeping Connected to Christ, St. Teresa Style
Fr. James Melnick
October 17, AD2013
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Share this on Facebook \”Life is short, read the saints,\” once quipped the late Dr. John Senior, the inspiring humanities professor of Kansas University.
Making the Most of Aparecida
Fr. James Melnick
September 18, AD2013
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Pope Francis has been handing out the concluding document from the 5th General Conference of Latin American Bishops, a.k.a. \”Aparecida\” to many diplomats and leaders
Priestly Holiness
Fr. James Melnick
August 22, AD2013
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This week, we\’ve had some great role models for priests. St. John Eudes and Pope St. Pius X, both great men of holiness, men who
This is Starting to Sound Elizabethan
Fr. James Melnick
June 28, AD2013
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Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson wrote a novel Come Rack! Come Rope! about religious persecution during the Elizabethan era in England. This more-than-just-a-novel shows the gradualness
Corpus Christi: Linking up To Redemption
Fr. James Melnick
May 29, AD2013
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Christ died on the cross to save us, to buy us back, to pay our debt of sin. I think all Christians believe that. Christ