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The Rejected One As Cornerstone
“There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in. ” Whatever else Leonard Cohen had in mind when he coined that phrase, it says something about how
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Life Versus Wisdom
Some years ago, I was visiting a Benedictine monastery in Belgium when an episode occurred that still haunts me. What happened? Well, you need to picture a scene to get
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On Naming The Present Moment
A couple of years ago, David Tracy, a leading Catholic intellectual, wrote a particularly insightful essay which he entitled, On Naming the Present. In it, he tried to name the
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Three Conversion Movements
In her masterful book, Guidelines for Mystical Prayer, Ruth Burrows has a section within which she lists the faults of those who are beyond initial conversion. What are these faults?
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What Is Religion All About?
There is a Jewish parable, quite famous, that runs something like this: Once upon a time there was a Rabbi who was old, wise, and very holy. One day he
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Bill Gates and Albert Camus
Contrast clarifies vision. To set two things in opposition to each other is to see both more clearly. With that in mind, it is interesting to contrast two views on
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Facing a New Challenge
Having a columnist around for a number of years is a little like having a neighbour around for a while. Even if you don’t like him, you can’t help but
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Our Limited Agnosticism
William Blake once said that should a fool persist in his folly eventually that folly would turn to wisdom. The same might be said about the agnosticism of our time.
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Transparency and Community
The key to remaining within a marriage, a family, a friendship, a neighbourhood, a church, or a religious community, is not so much communication as it is transparency. Nothing destroys
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A Christian Attitude Towards the World
It is hard to believe that God still loves this world and smiles upon it as does a mother upon her child. Our spontaneous impulse is rather to protest, condemn,
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