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Dear FRiends, Tomorrow, my wife, Lisa, mother of seven, will undergo brain surgery to remove a malignant tumor. I can't tell you how confident I am in the medical team performing the surgery. Their brilliance and dedication is mind-boggling. The technology they will use is nothing short of miraculous. "Masters of the Universe" is the phrase that comes to mind when thinking about their vocation. I am truly humbled to have even come in contact with such accomplished professionals.My parish community has also been a stupendous reservoir of support. The offers of help, from child care to even financial support...

It’s Okay To Support The Death Penalty When The Holy Father’s Words Don’t Mean Much I was covering an art show on the history of the gay rights movement and the exhibit’s promoter, a preacher’s son on the outs with his family over his sexual orientation, happened to mention the Book of Leviticus. He found it ironic that his relatives could point to Leviticus 18:22 (“Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable”) to cast him out of the family, but that many of the strict dietary prohibitions in the same divinely inspired...

Saturday November 01, 2003 What would Jesus do, think? Well, here it is Jesus called Thursday morning, saying I could have a 10-minute interview at McDonald's, as long as he didn't have to eat anything and if I paid for the coffee. The interview: M.R.: Your take on the war against Iraq? J.C.: I don’t know why either side tries to make this a religious war, against unbelievers or infidels. My father, you know, isn't Christian, Muslim or anything else. He’s the neutral father of all and couldn't care less about how people come to him. Come to think of...