Monthly Archives: July 2022

Masses for the Living, Too!

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By Susan Tassone

Is a Mass offered for one who is still living more powerful than a Mass celebrated for that person after he or she has died? I often wondered about that, so I wrote to Father Edward McNamara, a noted Professor of Liturgy, at the Regina Apostolorum University in Rome. This is how he responded to my inquiry.

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Bishops Ask Faithful to Stop the (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling upon the faithful to take action to prevent the passage of the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is threatening to bring to a vote in the near future. Even though the vote must meet the 60 vote threshold, several Republicans have already promised to vote for the bill.

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Game Requires Children to Role-Play a Sorcerer

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A woman wrote to our ministry recently to ask for advice about a young family member who was very much into the game, Magic: The Gathering.

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