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Self-Image and the Two Halves of Life
Several years ago, I preached a homily on the importance of taking our self-image from who we are rather than from what we do. The Gospel passage for that Sunday
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Why Church Attendance is Dropping
Recently I was listening to a radio talk-in show that was debating the question: ‘‘why are less and less people going to church?” The question sparked a lively response and
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Monks Have Secrets Worth Knowing
Daniel Berrigan, no stranger to confederate sources of wisdom, once suggested that monks have secrets worth knowing. This I learned, first-hand , recently when I spent ten days on retreat
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Shedding Things
It is never easy to move, especially if we have lived in one place for a while. We accumulate too many things and it is only when we set about
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Some Principles for Justice
Two principles need constantly to be highlighted regarding social justice and our faith in Christ because both, albeit by very different groups, continually fall off of the spiritual radar screen.
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Happiness and Paradox
If you want to make yourself unhappy real quickly, ask yourself this set of questions: Am I happy? Does anyone really love me? Does anyone really understand me truly for
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Tensions within Spirituality
Healthy spirituality has always been a question of putting a number of things into a delicate balance and then walking a tightrope so as not to fall off either side.
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Promise Keepers
It draws very different reactions. Liberals see it as a dangerous move by the religious right. The National Organization for Women in the U.S. calls it “the greatest danger to
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Losing a Loved One to Suicide
There is perhaps nothing more painful in the world than for us to lose a loved one to suicide. A couple of months ago, I received a letter from a
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Church as Larry’s Party
Carol Shields ends her recent novel, Larry’s Party, with a scene depicting a dinner party. Larry, the bungling hero of her story, has invited a motley group of persons to