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Summertime
School is out for some and almost out for others, the cherry harvest is ready to begin, and summertime is upon us. For some this means hard work, for others vacation. For a great many...
Fr. Joseph Levine
Fr. Joseph Levine graduated from Thomas Aquinas College and after a long journey was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Baker, Oregon. He currently serves as pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in The Dalles on the Columbia River.
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Relativism the Enemy of Modesty
I have finished writing now about modesty of words, actions, and dress. You may have noticed an emphasis on life in the family and the Church, but a lack of focus on life in the...
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Modesty in dress I: In general
I have been writing about the virtue of modesty, which has to do with how we present ourselves socially, which requires a recognition of who we are and how we stand with others. So far...
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Modesty of words and actions in the Church
Last week I wrote about modesty of words and actions in family life. This week now I need to speak about modesty of words and actions in the life of the Church. Our identity has,...
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Modesty of words and actions in family life
I have begun writing about the great social virtue of modesty, which requires a proper understanding of who a person is and how he stands in relationship with others, so as to present himself to...
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The objective foundations of identity
Last week I began to write about the forgotten virtue of exterior modesty, which needs to be rooted in interior humility. Modesty is very much a social virtue. I wrote that modesty has everything to...
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An Introduction to the Forgotten Virtue of Modesty
Let me provide a provocative introduction to a provocative subject; please God I will do no more than provoke interest, serious thought, and even reasonable discussion. Let’s imagine a saloon in place like Tombstone, Arizona...
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Easter Vigil
On this Easter Sunday I would like to take some time to write about the liturgy of the Easter Vigil, the culmination of entire liturgical year. The Vigil begins outside after nightfall with the blessing...
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Holy Week
Today, Palm Sunday we begin Holy Week. In many Spanish speaking countries Holy Week is a vacation time, people go to the beach and enjoy themselves. That was not the original idea of stopping work...
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The value of at least being present at the sacrifice of the Mass
The Mass as ‘eucharist’ or ‘thanksgiving’ all revolves around what Jesus Christ has accomplished for our salvation and made actual here and now through the sacrifice of the Mass. Actually, there are three main kinds...