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There’s an old Shakespearean axiom that revenge begets revenge. That’s as true today as it was 500 years ago. And the parishioners at one Chicago parish have decided to do something about it: Violence can happen anywhere. But when Israel Morales, a neighborhood organizer and parishioner at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish on Chicago’s Southwest…

An e-mailer passed along this beautiful and inspiring story with just one word: Wow. I can’t put it any better than that. Read on: Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer-science professor, was about to give a lecture Tuesday afternoon, but before he said a word, he received a standing ovation from 400 students and…

For as long as I can remember, the Church has told us that the one who sings “prays twice.” But is it any good? That’s what the National Association of Pastoral Musicians would like to know: The National Association of Pastoral Musicians is polling Catholics online, asking them to rate the quality of singing of…

I can remember when my parents celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary — I was a pimply and obnoxious 15-year-old at the time — and I’m a little awed to realize I’ll be celebrating my own silver anniversary in just another four years. But the census is telling us such events are increasingly rare: More than…
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