by John Clark | According to recent reports, Pope Francis will be releasing an encyclical about the environment later this year.
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John Clark January 23, 2015 5,989 Views
by John Clark | According to recent reports, Pope Francis will be releasing an encyclical about the environment later this year.
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by John Clark | Pope Francis has been criticized by some Catholics for being liked by the world. Admittedly, he seems to be liked in unusual venues such as GQ, Time Magazine, and Elton John concerts.
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by John Clark | As I grow older, I have begun to identify with the prodigal patriarch - not a commentary on my children or my parenting skills...
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by John Clark | Don’t mid-life crises usually involve buying a Corvette or Grecian Formula? Who has a mid-life crisis about the priesthood?
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Here are samples that amount to a “Best of” John Clark’s articles for 2014. Thank you for reading my columns again this year. You homeschool Moms and Dads and kids are ...
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by John Clark | No Christmas season is complete without a family viewing of 'It's a Wonderful Life', but homeschooling dads can get more out of it than you thought...
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As I finish out my blog posts of 2014, let me just say thanks to all of you who have read and contributed to the success of this blog. I ...
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by John Clark | Pope Francis challenged me to see the joy in the virtue of poverty. For whatever reason, I got a glimpse of it, and it looked wondrous.
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by John Clark | 1) Baseball is a game that is designed for warm, sunny weather... 5) Baseball is more hopeful than football.
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by John Clark | Pope Francis is one of the most mistranslated people in the history of the world.
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I have written a few serious columns lately, and as my faithful readers (OK, “reader,” singular) know, I am not a very serious person. So I thought it might be ...
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by John Clark | On October 18, Pope Francis approached an audience to deliver perhaps the most important speech of his papacy.
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With the commotion surrounding the synod in Rome, the topic of Catholic dogma has risen to the fore. While this ensues, it is worth remembering that dogma is not the ...
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by John Clark | Many Catholics in America are aware that sacrilegious “black masses” happen across the country. This rise in satanism is prompting a fascinating response...
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by John Clark | After hearing that his teacher regarded him as a dunce, the little boy’s mother decided to pull him out of school. Then...
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by John Clark | Why does the horse laugh at fear? Why is he so excited to go into battle? The answer is simple: because the horse loves his master, and he knows his master loves Him.
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by John Clark | 1) Common Core is about testing. Homeschooling is about learning. 2) Common Core...
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by John Clark | A short reflection about a few of the ways that she shaped, and continues to shape, our notion of poverty and how we can help the poor.
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by John Clark | I knew that depression was common, but it seems to be more widespread than I thought, and often so well-hidden.
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by John Clark | "What do you mean we haven’t been on a date in a while? We went to Holy Hour just last night!”
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