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Rick Becker

Indiana
As seen in: National Catholic Register, Washington Times, Notre Dame Magazine, University of Notre Dame, America Magazine, Crosswalk.com, Focus on the Family, Crisis Magazine, Catholic Exchange
Covers:  Faith, fatherhood, family, bioethics, nursing, healthcare
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St. Symeon of Syracuse: A Saint for Pirate-y Things

St. Symeon of Syracuse: A Saint for Pirate-y Things

Real pirates, both past and present, aren't amiable. They rape and pillage and kill. They're nothing to laugh…

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Pope St. John Paul II Brought God Into My Suffering, Just When I Needed Him Most

Pope St. John Paul II Brought God Into My Suffering, Just When I Needed Him Most

"Christ is the Lord! This will be confirmed in the Resurrection, but it is already contained in the Crucifixi…

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Why You Should Thank a Nurse Today

Why You Should Thank a Nurse Today

It's National Nurses Day - today marks the beginning of National Nurses Week, which ends on Florence Nighting…

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The Basilica's Cloud of Witnesses | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame

The Basilica's Cloud of Witnesses | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame

Stepping inside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart is like showing up at a family reunion in full swing. The Ba…

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Raising Pro-Life Kids: 4 Ways to Teach the Sanctity of Life - Focus on the Family

Raising Pro-Life Kids: 4 Ways to Teach the Sanctity of Life - Focus on the Family

It was Nick's golden birthday. He turned seventeen-years-old on October 17 th, and we celebrated in style. My…

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Fill Your Hearts with Faces and Names - Kolbe Times

Fill Your Hearts with Faces and Names - Kolbe Times

As a young Evangelical, I came to see missions in terms of bringing together the unreached and the written Wo…

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Dignity, Defiance, and Mirth: A Plan for Dying Well

Dignity, Defiance, and Mirth: A Plan for Dying Well

"Perhaps however joy is the outgrowth of suffering in a special way."Flannery O'Connor (The Habit of Being, 5…

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Protecting Grandma After the Pandemic: The Secret War on the Elderly

Protecting Grandma After the Pandemic: The Secret War on the Elderly

Terminal dehydration and VSED are widespread forms of euthanasia - and "intentional euthanasia, whatever its …

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Free College, Fatherhood and Financing Martyrdom: Thoughts on 'A Hidden Life'

Free College, Fatherhood and Financing Martyrdom: Thoughts on 'A Hidden Life'

"I know that, if I do what I think God wants me to do, he will take care of my family." ~ Bl. Franz Jägerstät…

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On fatherhood, selective service and a space for nonviolence

On fatherhood, selective service and a space for nonviolence

There are no makers of peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war-at least …

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We Embody Christ By Caring For the Sick, and By Enduring Our Sickness

We Embody Christ By Caring For the Sick, and By Enduring Our Sickness

My God, I do not want to be a Saint by halves . I am not afraid to suffer for Your sake. - St. Thérèse of Lis…

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Permanent Assignments for Parish Priests Long Overdue - Crisis Magazine

Permanent Assignments for Parish Priests Long Overdue - Crisis Magazine

Papa was a rolling stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home. ~ The Temptations Efforts must be made to re…

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