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Cana, Signs, and Sacraments

January 19, 2013 Carl E. Olson 1

Readings: • Is 62:1-5 • Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 • 1 Cor 12:4-11 • Jn 2:1-11 The Gospel of John contains some seventeen direct references to signs (semeia), which is St. John’s term for […]

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A shocker in Philly

January 18, 2013 Carl E. Olson 0

No, I’m not talking about the hiring of Chip Kelly away from the Oregon Ducks (who play all of ten minutes from my home). Here is the surprising news, as mentioned by David Pierre, Jr., […]

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The Church, Nonprofits, and Taxes

January 18, 2013 Dimitri Cavalli 6

Every so often, there are calls for the federal government to revoke the tax-exempt status of churches. The most common arguments made for taxing churches are that exemptions deny the government important sources of revenue to pay […]

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Somewhere South of Sodom

January 16, 2013 Anthony Esolen 0

It’s a Saturday, and Mr. James Lott is seated in his favorite chair in the living room, reading the newspaper, or pretending to read it.  His eyes scan the page, he knits his brows, he […]