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Spirituality and Steadiness
Something in us is dissatisfied with the ordinary. There’s something in the ordinary that can have us think that predictable routines, domestic rhythms, and commitment to duty can weigh us
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When the Bloom Has Left the Rose
There’s a difference between being in bloom and being fruitful. Take a flower for example. It begins as a wee bud, hardly noticeable, and eventually in full bloom grows into
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What is Purgatory?
Most Christian denominations do not believe in purgatory. This is specifically a Roman Catholic belief. And in the popular Catholic mind, purgatory is too often mistakenly conceived of as a
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Unfinished Business and the Communion of Saints
When I was growing up, as part of our family prayer we used to pray for a happy death. In my young mind, I had a certain conception of what
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Our Sometimes Stingy Hearts
John Muir once asked, “Why are Christians so reluctant to let animals into their stingy heaven?” The same might be said of us as churches: why are we so reluctant
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A Naivete of the Heart
Darkness is only bad because there is light. Sin can only happen if first there is love. Karl Rahner makes a very insightful comment about the text in the Gospels
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The Narrow Gate
A priest I know shares this story. Recently, on their priests’ retreat, the retreat director began his opening presentation with these words: we take for granted that most people are
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Father’s Day
What makes for a father? Fifty-six years ago, my father died, late on a December night. As clearly as I remember his death, I remember the bitter cold. Within a
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Our Language Regarding Suicide
I generally try to be sensitive to using politically correct language, though sometimes that can be exasperating because of various hypersensitivities where people are too easily offended. Simply put, someone
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The Struggle to Be Sincere
Who are we really? Who are we when we are stripped naked in soul: stripped of ego, stripped of the image we have of ourselves, stripped of the hype, fads,