In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed But, as it is written, “Eye has not seen or ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love him.” –1 Corinthians 2:9– One cold February morning, I received a photograph in
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The Courtship of Princess Lucilda By Father Bernard J. Ezaki Tell All the Truth Tell all the truth but tell it slant, Success in circuit lies, Too bright for our infirm delight The truth’s superb surprise; As lightning to the children eased With explanation kind, The truth
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When I taught at Bethlehem Catholic High School in the 1990s, there was a custom that each of the four classes could decorate a hallway for Catholic Schools Week. One year, the seniors, who had been reading Dante’s Divine Comedy in English class, hit upon a very creative idea.
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For I know well the Spring that flows and runs,Although it is night. That eternal Spring is hidden, For I know well where it has its rise,Although it is night.I do not know its origin, nor has it one;But I know that every origin has come from it,Although it is
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