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The Good Samaritan
Who is my neighbour? What does it mean to be neighbour to one another? Jesus once answered this by telling us the parable of the Good Samaritan. In essence, as
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Heaven’s Language
What language will we speak in heaven? A curious question perhaps, but one that might be profitably meditated. How will we communicate with each other in heaven? How, there, will
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Ad Usum
A few years ago, a young Benedictine Monk shared with me how, for all the early years of his religious life, he had been resentful because he had to ask
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The Way Of Surrender
The gospel is not as much about worthiness as it is about surrender. What God wants from us is not a million acts of virtue, but a million acts of
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Post-Modernism And Our Children
Twice in my life, once just before I was ordained a priest and then again just before I was installed as provincial superior of the Oblates, I had to take
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On Praying The Hours
Recently I read a book that was so good it made me resolve never to miss praying the hours of the church again. Its author, David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk,
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Children Of Our God – And Of Our Elders
Faith-wise, I was lucky and drew a long straw. My parents and the significant elders in my youth, while not perfect, walked their talk, at least essentially so. They raised
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Moving On
As a columnist, I rarely write about what is actually happening in my own life, given that my opinions already betray more than enough. I suspect that people who read
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The Reality of God
God does not cease to exist just because we do not think about him. Ruth Burrows, in a recent book, points this out by presenting us with the following image:
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Our Children and the Church
“I have three kids. They don’t go to church regularly, but they’ve all turned out to be good adults, persons I can be proud of. All of them are caring,