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April 27, 2025
Reflections on a papal visitPope Paul VI’s visit to NY in 1965 was the first time a pope ever visited the U.S. My mother’s family was Irish-Catholic. My maternal grandfather came to America first and found work and, over the course of several years, se...
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March 24, 2025
Birthright citizenship in America vs. in the worldToday, the United States recognizes children of foreigners and non-citizens who are born in this country as U.S. citizens. President Trump believes that if the parents are foreign-born or non-citizens, and they happen to give birth to a ch...
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March 19, 2025
Mom and Dad get their first credit cardArticle 1 of the U.S. Constitution specifically entrusts both Houses of Congress with all legislative powers, delegating them to be trusted stewards for how our money is spent— yet we’re $36 trillion dollars in debt and paying $2.6 billio...
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March 17, 2025
Hands in your back pocketFraud, waste, abuse, and corruption seem to be the big words today. Can life lessons be taught that eliminate giving into the temptations of corruption? There was a time when my father was in charge of a significant operation for a very-well known...