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Meeting God Without Fear
What would you feel if God suddenly walked into a room? Fear? Shame? Joy? Apprehension? Panic? A desire to hide? Relief when God finally left? Indeed, how would we even
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Searching for a New Maturity
“Be in the world, but not of the world!” Great advice, but not easy to follow. We struggle with this tension. On the one side, the temptation is to keep
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Supporting Family Values
The issue of “family values” has long divided liberals and conservatives. It constitutes an ideological fault-line, determining what newspapers we read, what television programs we watch, what circles we socialize
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The Jesus Code – Unravelling The Secret
We all love to unearth hidden things, to crack some puzzle or code. We need only to look at the hoopla surrounding The Da Vinci Code to see how true
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The Danger Of Riches
“Nobody gets to heaven without a letter of reference from the poor!” That’s an axiom attributed to James Forbes, the pastor of Riverside Church in New York City. He’s right.
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The Mystery Of Saying Goodbye
When I was 23 years old, in the space of just three months, both my parents died. They were young, I was young, our family was young – too young,
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Permission To Be Unhappy
A recent issue of TIME magazine featured an essay by James Poniewozik on why artists today, at least in their subject matter, tend to focus more on unhappiness than happiness.
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Welcoming A New Pope
There has been a mixed reaction to the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the papacy. For many conservatives there was joy and celebration. This was the best of all
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Multi-Citizenship – Wide Loyalties
Our Oblate General House in Rome is an international complex within which live people from every continent on earth. We have three television rooms there, one Italian, one French, and
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The Descent Into Hell
Several years ago, a young woman I knew attempted suicide. She was 23 years old and away from home. Her frightened, concerned family rushed to her side. They brought her