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The Spirituality of Eugene de Mazenod
During the years I have been writing this column, I have rarely mentioned the fact that I belong to a religious order, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. That omission
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The Law of Gravity and The Holy Spirit
A sound theology and a sound science will both recognize that the law of gravity and the Holy Spirit are one in the same principle. There isn’t a different spirit
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Piety and Humor
Piety is the enemy of humor, at least whenever something less than piety is masquerading as piety. Here’s an example: I once lived in community with an overly serious man
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My Top Ten Books for 2023
There are thousands of new books published each year and they join the millions that are already in print. And so, a book has to find you as much as
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Merry Christmas or Season’s Greetings?
What goes around comes around, so it would seem. Christians took a pagan feast and sacralized it as an occasion to celebrate Jesus’ birthday, and now the secular world is
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Joseph and the Christmas Story
There are countless persons, basilicas, churches, shrines, seminaries, convents, towns, and cities named after St. Joseph. My native country, Canada, has him as its patron. Who exactly is this Joseph?
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Lighting an Advent Candle
In the days of apartheid in South Africa, Christians there used to light candles and place them in their windows as a sign to themselves and others that they believed
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Our Over-Complex, Tortured Selves
When all is said and done, our lives are not all that serene and peaceful. In a manner of speaking, we are always somewhat pathetic. That shouldn’t scare us. Pathetic
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Richard “Rick” Gaillardetz – RIP
No community should botch its deaths. Mircea Eliade said that. What underlies his wisdom here is the truth that what we cease to celebrate we will soon cease to cherish.
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The Pew and the Academy
I live on both sides of a border. Not a geographical one, but one that separates the church pew from the academic halls of theology. I was raised a conservative