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Say ‘Thank You’ By Enjoying The Gift
Several years ago, one of my sisters died of cancer. She was an Ursuline nun, possessed a deep faith and had, for many years, given herself over to the service
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Welcoming the Stranger
There is a tradition within Christianity, strong in Scripture and in the early church but now sadly in danger of dying, of welcoming the stranger. In the early church there
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The Court Jester Goes To The Zoo
Nobody gets through grade school without having to write an essay on My Day at the Zoo. One never outgrows the need to write such a piece. The zoos just
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New Year’s Resolutions Testify To Faith
If you are like I am then you most likely act out a certain cycle every year. Each Jan. 1, you make New Year’s resolutions, keep them for a while,
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Silent Hidden Gestation
Some years ago, I visited the Holy Land. It’s a strangely different place. Nobody doubts that. Virtually every inch of its soil has been soaked in blood, including the blood
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God’s Descent into the Secular
There are two great drives inside us: Part of us is driven towards the secular. The pagan has such an overwhelming reality and power that we are almost helpless before
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Preparing for Christmas
Christmas is like a diamond you hold up in the sun. Every time you move it even a little it gives off yet a different sparkle. It is inexhaustible in
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Silent Hidden Gestation
Some years ago, I visited the Holy Land. It’s a strangely different place. Nobody doubts that. Virtually very inch of its soil has been soaked in blood, including the blood
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Non-Violence Essential To Moral Living
Perhaps the deepest imperative within the entire moral life is that of being non-violent. It undergirds everything else: Thou shalt not violate others! So reads the most basic of all
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In Exile
Twelve years ago, I began writing this column. I chose to call it In Exile. There was a double reason for this choice: Superficially, I called it that because, at