Flowers give us their blossoms only if we water them
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“Who’s praying for me?” she asked us. When none of her fellow choristers responded, she persisted, “Who’s praying for me?”
Peace Be With You
A weekly column offering a Christian and Catholic perspective by native Maderan John Rieping, a graduate of Mt. Angel Seminary who spent 4 1/2 years in formation at Mount Angel Abbey. His website is http://wambly.weebly.com
Dodging power plays on the health care law
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You know you’re a Catholic when you’re tempted to genuflect when you cross the center aisle of a courtroom.
Whatever comes, still throbs the heart whereby we live
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A loud bark late one night in 1997 inspired me to ask God to send a watchdog or angel to look after my parents’ van, which I had borrowed.
The greatest gift a father can give a child
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A 3-year-old supposedly went with his father to see litter of kittens.
Standing up for religious freedom
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Thirteen new movies will premiere in U.S. theaters today, and about half will be rated R.
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