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Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we spent the week with family and friends. As we made our way home on a three-hour car ride, we stopped for a bathroom and snack break at the infamous Buc-ee’s gas station. As we wandered around, searching for the perfect snack, my five-year-old daughter, Mia, ran up to me giggling…

The time has come to reeducate our bishops, beginning with how they use—and manifestly misuse—the English language. Our Lord gave us a clear precept about language: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from the Evil One” (Matthew 5:37). And likewise, from the Old Testament: “Woe to those…

St. John the Baptist Parish – Taytay, Rizal, Philippines in January 2023. Advent can be quite challenging in the fun-loving Philippines, where malls glitter, office parties multiply, and carols blare while the Church is still proclaiming the apocalyptic Gospel of the Last Sunday of the liturgical year. Somewhere along the way, Advent’s sober longing was…