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2016 — All Columns
01/07 —
‘Selfies’ and the Search for Self-Worth
01/14 —
Christianity Under Attack: The Challenge to Witness
01/21 —
Atheists and Believers: Absolute Certitude vs Faith
01/28 —
A Pastoral Letter to College Students
02/11 —
Lenten Pastoral Letter 2016
02/18 —
Francis and Kirill: A Step for Unity, a Leap for Christianity
03/03 —
The Election of a President and the Nation’s Morality
03/17 —
The Coming of the Messiah
03/24 —
Joined to Christ through Baptism and Faith
03/31 —
The Violence of Terrorism and Religion
04/07 —
Compassion vs. the Persecution of Believers
04/14 —
Pope Francis’
Amoris Laetitia
: A Challenging Teaching
04/21 —
Conscience and the Choice between Heaven and Hell
05/05 —
Forever in our Mother’s Heart
05/12 —
Mary: the Human Icon of Divine Mercy
05/26 —
Gender Identity: The New Frontier
06/02 —
Going Dutch with Death: The Question
06/09 —
Misplaced Outrage and the Value of a Child’s Life
06/16 —
Our Priests and Future Priests: God’s Gift of a Father
06/23 —
Church Attire in a Relaxed Culture
06/30 —
The Tyranny of the State against Christian Morality
09/01 —
The Vocation to Work: The Dignity of Labor
09/08 —
The Biblical Test of Our Generosity
09/22 —
A Pastoral Letter to College Students
10/06 —
America at the Crossroads: Religious Liberty and the Right to Life
10/27 —
Faith and Politics: An Uneasy Marriage
11/03 —
Political Rhetoric and the Scandal of Abortion
11/10 —
Presidential Election 2016 and the Promise of Utopia
11/24 —
Thanksgiving: More than Just One Day
12/01 —
Praying
Ad Orientem
12/08 —
Advent: The School of Patience
12/22 —
‘That We Might Live Through Him’
12/29 —
Time and Tide: The Challenge of a New Year