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Mary C. Uhler

New Year’s resolution: Practice what we preach

In Luke’s Gospel for Sunday, Dec. 16, comes this passage, “The crowds asked John the Baptist, ‘What should we do?’ He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.’”

St. John the Baptist was foreshadowing Jesus’ own words from the Gospel of Matthew, which emphasize that his followers won’t enter the kingdom of heaven if they don’t give food and drink to the hungry and thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked, and visit the sick or those in prison.

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Family mealtime is very important

Most of us want our children and grandchildren to grow up healthy in mind, body, and spirit.

But I bet many parents and grandparents aren’t aware of one of the best ways to ensure that successful development: it’s sitting down and eating meals together as a family.

Thanks to Catholic Herald correspondent Sue Barry, I read an article by Leah Davies, M.Ed.,“Is Family Mealtime Important?” from the Kelly Bear website (www.kellybear.com).

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Bishop Morlino had deep sense of gratitude

In the past 15 years that I’ve known Bishop Robert C. Morlino, one of the strongest memories of him is the deep sense of gratitude he showed to me and many others with whom he worked.

One of my last one-on-one conversations with him was marked by that gratitude. He thanked me for all I do as editor of the Catholic Herald and praised our paper as “one of the best” in the country. (He often told his staff at our monthly catechesis sessions that we were the best staff in the country.)

He then concluded our conversation by saying, “God love you.”

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We’re better than this!

Catholic News Service posted a photo of a Pittsburgh Steelers fan displaying a sign October 28 to honor the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue before the game between Pittsburgh and the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

The sign said, “Hatred can’t weaken a city of steel.” It pointed to the killing of at least 11 people and the wounding of six others, including four police officers, during the October 27 shooting at the synagogue.

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We can’t be neutral on end of life issues

We have been observing October as Respect Life Month, and our focus as Catholics has been on protecting life from “womb to tomb.”

But it seems as if we often put more emphasis on the beginning of life rather than on the end of it. We must be vigilant to make sure that our society respects all human life at every stage.

Increasingly, there have been efforts to promote physician-assisted suicide or what is now being called “medical aid in dying.”

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Learn more about Catholic Charities

In recent issues of the Catholic Herald, we’ve had quite a bit of information about Catholic Charities Madison, including flood relief, the annual Faith in Action Awards Celebration, and The Beacon homeless day resource center.

So our readers might think they know quite a bit about Catholic Charities. Yet this weekend, we are observing Catholic Charities Sunday in the Diocese of Madison.

What else do you need to know about Catholic Charities? Quite a bit!

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