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Reaction to War (First in a two part series)
Many of us, I suspect, had the same reaction when, on January 16th, we heard the news that war had broken out in the Persian Gulf. We sat glued to
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Blessing And Cursing Life
“And God saw that it was good, indeed it was very good! This tells us how God feels about us and the world and it contains the implication that we
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The Incarnation Honors the Flesh
Canadian poet, J.S. Porter, writes: Honour flesh, its passing, its oblivion. Touch woos the woman; Kiss awakens the princess. One is death. Two is
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What is a Father?
Twenty years ago today my father died, late on a December night. As clearly as I remember his death, I remember the bitter cold. Within a day the temperature dipped
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Optimism Or Pessimism
This past summer, while being interviewed by a journalist, I was asked whether or not I am optimistic or pessimistic about the future. Being pathologically eclectic, my answer is stolen
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An Open Letter from a Restless Pilgrim
Recently I received a letter from a lady whom I have never met, but who occasionally writes to me. She writes when she is frustrated and, at that time, is
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Understanding Suicide
In the years that I have been writing this column, I have on three or four occasions done an article on suicide. Each of those columns prompted a flood of
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Unnoticed Blood
Nearly one hundred years ago as Therese of Lisieux lay dying she told her sister, Pauline, that the entire foundation of her spirituality came from her contemplation of the face
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The Miracle Of It All!
Several years ago, while doing my doctoral thesis, I had the privilege of having as mentor and promoter the distinguished Belgian philosopher-theologian, Jan Walgrave. One day, while discussing a point
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A Vocation for the Last Stage of Life
I teach a course in World Religions. Part of the benefit of that is not only that it forces me to read and study these religions, it also gives me
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