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Do onto others as God would have us do
Resolve: Let’s do for one another what we would have God do for us. […]
Wilmer L Todd
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US politicians have failed to act on pro-life gun law to protect the innocent
Every time a mass shooting takes place, we hear politicians say they are going to address the problem, but nothing happens. […]
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The Amber Guyger case gives Christians a lot to think about
A historic court case happened a couple of weeks ago that we should all reflect upon. Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger went into the unlocked apartment of Botham Shem Jean, a native of the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia and an employee at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas. […]
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The false allure of money
Why do so many of us idolize money? It’s because of what we think it can bring us. Money promises comfort, pleasure, security, status and many other desirable things. […]
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We need to establish a balanced attitude to this thing we call money
I’ve been a priest for more than 55 years and a criticism I often hear from the laity is that priests are always talking about money. Well, of the 38 parables Jesus told, 19 of them dealt with handling possessions. […]
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Christians and others can elect candidates who follow Jesus’ teachings
We live in frightening times. Our children are afraid to go to school. People are being killed in public places every week. Large groups of people panic whenever they hear a noise that sounds like a gun. […]
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‘Penance and prayer will help us open our eyes ….’
When the Archbishop ordained me a priest in December 1963, I was still in the seminary. During the spring semester of 1964, six of us newly ordained went to six different Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans on a rotating basic for weekend pastoral experience. […]
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We must honestly deal with the culture that allowed the abuse of children
The recent report of the Pennsylvania grand jury on clerical sexual abuse has shaken the faith of many people in Southern Louisiana and our whole country. The number of victims and perpetrators in the report is staggering. […]
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‘The choices we make, make us.’
Walter Dixon was reported killed in action and his wife had moved on. She remarried and had a child with another man. At that time, Dixon did not have much to say. He just wanted to find peace. “I can’t blame her,” he said. “When she found out I was alive, the only obvious thing to do was to divorce one of us.” […]