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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 17, 20233 min read

Rousing Her Radiance: Day 7

Binary Beauty ‘He who has not the Church as Mother cannot have God as Father.’- Henri DeLubac My parish has two rather exquisite statues...

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Andrew Comiskey

Jul 3, 20232 min read

After Pride: Icons

I liked these guys but wouldn’t agree that they were ‘married.’ ‘Friends with benefits’ better described them. As we talked, it was clear...

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Andrew Comiskey

May 15, 20232 min read

Raised to Raise Others

‘The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Name—He will teach you everything…’ (Jn. 14:26) What were they thinking?...

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Andrew Comiskey

May 23, 20222 min read

Kids Bring Out Our Best

A gander honked me off a running path in Raleigh as to make way for ‘mother’ goose and five goslings. Marvel overtook my startled...

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Marco Casanova

Apr 11, 20222 min read

Undone

By Marco Casanova ‘My Jesus, hide my soul in Your heart as You lie in the sepulcher alone. Let my heart be as a fire to keep You warm....

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Andrew Comiskey

Jan 1, 20223 min read

Treasure

‘Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart’ (Lk. 2:19, 51). Aging agitates me. Docility flows not peaceably from...

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Andrew Comiskey

Dec 26, 20212 min read

Holy Family?

I tend to prepare myself for the worst on this Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family. I have heard too many dismal homilies on the...

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Abigail Foard

Dec 24, 20212 min read

Healing Power of Infant Jesus

By Abbey Foard We enter the manger tonight and adore Infant Jesus. There He invites us to heal. Let me give you an example from a recent...

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Guest Author

Dec 22, 20212 min read

Revisiting Joy

By Katie Comiskey The joy of Advent is often lost on me. As one prone to melancholy, I dwell more on disappointment than victories....

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Andrew Comiskey

Dec 19, 20213 min read

Rousing Reality

‘Man becomes truly himself precisely at the point when he recognizes that the highest and brightest Being dwells within him.’ Fr. Alfred...

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Abigail Foard

Oct 27, 20213 min read

Day 15: How Mary Loved

Editor’s Note: TOB is the abbreviation for Pope St. John Paul II’s book “Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body” Pauline...

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Dana Epperly

Dec 26, 20203 min read

Holy Family Reboot

The Holy Family: Joseph, Mary and Jesus. Wow. As I reflect on this holy trio, I wonder: “How in the world could we ever imagine living a...

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Abigail Foard

Dec 20, 20203 min read

Baptizing Barrenness

The Lord inhabits humble, barren spaces. His very presence sanctifies them. A shepherd’s pasture becomes a contact point for divine...

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Andrew Comiskey

Dec 16, 20203 min read

Something About Mary

Here, evangelicals tremble: has Catholic-convert Comiskey gone over to the dark-side of Marian devotion? Is he in cahoots with the...

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