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Hungry for Blessing
Several years ago, I preached a homily on the baptism of Christ within which I remarked that the words that God speaks over Jesus at his baptism: “This is my
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God Locked Them In!
In story of Noah and the ark there is a most curious line. God asks Noah to build an ark and then to put into it a pair, a male
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Ice Cream Vs. Beans
An elderly man was once asked what he would do differently if he had his life to live over again. His reply is worth meditating: “If I had my life
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Memories Dispel Depression
One of the newspapers that I write for, the Catholic Sentinel, in Portland, Ore., occasionally carries a column by a young teacher and freelance writer from Pompton Plains, N.Y., Christopher
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The Prodigal Son’s Brother
Recently, while giving a series of lectures, I was confronted by a rather angry man who accused me of being soft on hell, God’s judgment and God’s justice. Though angry,
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Religion’s True Birthright
Recently I was part of a panel which was interviewing people who were hoping to enter full-time ministry in the church. One of the questions we asked everyone we interviewed
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Ordinary Ground is Holy
Some years ago, a confrere of mine wrote a simple unpretentious poem which he dedicated to his 10-year-old niece after she had given him a tour of the rather humble
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Truth With Gentleness
Jesus was once asked why he spoke in parables. His answer is more than a little curious: “I speak in parables . . . lest they should see with their
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Called Out Of Darkness
Hans Urs Von Baltasar once wrote: “After a mother has smiled for a long time at her child, the child will begin to smile back; she has awakened love in
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Love Is Resilient
We know that Christ has risen from the dead because, despite all death and wound, love exists and love continues in the world. Charity is the new life of Easter.