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Celibacy As Solidarity With The Poor
Few persons today believe that there is much sense in the vow of celibacy. In spite of this, celibacy remains common, far more common, in fact, than is generally admitted.
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Gestating Compassion
We live with a lot of anger, polarization, and bitterness, both within the world and within the church. The very fabric of community is being torn apart by this. In
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The Word Made Flesh
Francis of Assisi once said: “Preach the word of God wherever you go, even use words if necessary.” We might want to reflect upon that, given some of the recent
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Chastity Revisited
Already thirty years ago, before the sexual revolution, Albert Camus had written: “Chastity alone is connected with personal progress. There is a time when moving beyond it is a victory
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A Time for Reconstruction
During the past twenty-five years we have witnessed, both in the world and in the church, a deconstruction so radical that it has few parallels in history. In short, all
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Safe in God’s Arms
When someone close to us dies, especially if his or her life has been a rather troubled or painful one, we take consolation in the thought that he or she
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Social Justice: Not An Option
Margaret Atwood once suggested that things which are painful and difficult to say should, nonetheless, be permitted the present tense. Painful truth, she submits, should not be washed or cauterized,
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The Wreck Of The Deutschland
This is not an easy time to be a nun or a Roman Catholic sister. Inside sisters’ communities, vocations and finances are at a dangerous low and, outside, nun-bashing is
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No Rut Like My Own!
If you are over twenty-five years of age, and sensitive, there is a good chance that, like most of the rest of us adults in the Western world, you are
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Choosing Between Two Kinds of Storm
“We only live, only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire.” T.S. Eliot wrote those words and, with them, suggests that our choice in this life is not between calm
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