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By Steven D. Greydanus | Today’s Gospel is the second time in two weeks that we hear the words of Jesus: What you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and what you loose on earth shall be l...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | It’s easy not to notice this, but for five Sundays in a row — the past two Sundays, today, and the next two Sundays — our second readings are all from the sa...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | To conservative COVID-19 skeptics, ending all lockdowns and returning as quickly as possible to business as usual seems a no-brainer. Progressives preoccupied with...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | As many dioceses are transitioning back to celebrating regular Sunday Masses, I hear some Catholics wondering how it will feel returning to Mass after a long absen...

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By Steven D. Greydanus | In these days between the two great solemnities of the Ascension and Pentecost, the Church holds its breath in anticipation—an anticipation greater than any except Holy...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | This week, for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, our family streamed Bishop Barron’s Mass. I’m a longtime vocal admirer of Bishop Barron, and I always appreciate his...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | When the nurse practitioner said, “Your test was positive,” I almost involuntarily burst out, “Oh, thank goodness.” I had been fearing a negative result fo...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | Last week’s Sunday’s Gospel from the Sermon on the Mount ended with Jesus’ ringing exhortation to “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” This ...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | It’s a common saying that a homilist should prepare to preach with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. This week, as I was praying and meditating a...

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By Deacon Steven D. Greydanus | The 92nd Academy Awards will be held this Sunday evening, but the 10th Oscar special of “Reel Faith” is airing on NETny.tv right now! (Yes, David DiCerto and I...

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By Steven D. Greydanus | In these last weeks of the liturgical year, as we look forward to the great Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, which falls this year on November 24...

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By Steven D. Greydanus | When is a coincidence more than a coincidence? When is it reasonable to look at a remarkable turn of circumstances and see a meaningful pattern? To discern the hand of Pr...

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By Steven D. Greydanus | What is purgatory? Is it the case, as some spiritual writers suggest, that the least pains in purgatory surpass the greatest earthly suffering? Or, as others propose, tha...

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By Steven D. Greydanus | Some of you may remember that not too long ago we heard the parable about a persistent man pestering his neighbor in the middle of the night to borrow three loaves of bre...

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By Steven D. Greydanus | My Road to Rome: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 In August a much-discussed Pew Research poll found that a majority of Catholics — 7 out of 10 — consider the Eucharistic e...

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