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On The Death Of John Paul II
“The life and death of each of us has its influence on others.” (Romans 14) This is certainly true for Pope John Paul II. He had a profound influence on
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Midwives of Hope
It’s no accident that when Jesus rose from the dead he appeared first to women. Why? During his pre-resurrection ministry, at least so it seems, he called mainly men to
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Tasting The Darkness of Good Friday
A year ago, partly in response to the popularity and controversy surrounding Mel Gibson’s movie, The Passion of the Christ, TIME magazine ran a cover story on the question of
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Gethsemane – The Place To Give Up Resentment
(Last in a six-part Lenten series) “When you carry someone’s cross, don’t send him or her the bill!” This is one of the lessons of Gethsemane. The challenge of being
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Gethsemane – The Spirit Is Willing But The Flesh Is Weak
(Fifth in a six-part Lenten Series) “Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you!” Leonard Cohen coined that phrase in a melancholic poem, Hallelujah, and it reflects how certain things can
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Gethsemane – As The Place We Are Put To The Test
(Fourth in a six-part Lenten Series) “A common soldier dies without fear, but Jesus died afraid.” Iris Murdoch wrote those words and they teach one of the lessons of Gethsemane.
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Gethsemane – The Place Of Moral Loneliness
(Third in a six-part Lenten Series) Our deepest loneliness is not sexual, but moral. More than we yearn for someone to sleep with sexually and emotionally, we yearn for someone
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Gethsemane – A Place To Learn A Lesson
(Second in a six-part Lenten Series) There’s nothing wrong with wanting health, success, beauty, power, glamour, money, or fame. Of themselves, these are good and can, if used properly, help
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Gethsemane As Liminal Space
(First in a six-part Lenten Series) There’s never a good time to die, to bid final good-byes, to lose health, to have a heart attack, to be diagnosed with terminal
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Lost Is A Place Too
In her book, Survivor, Christina Crawford writes: “Lost is a place, too.” That’s more than a clever sound-byte. It’s a deep truth that’s often lost in a world within which