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Why Stay in the Church?
Several weeks ago after giving a lecture at a religious conference, the first question from the audience was this one: How can you continue to stay in a church that
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What’s Inside the Face of God?
O God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting. My body pines for you like a dry, weary land without water. We pray these words with sincerity.
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Joy – A Sign of God
There is only one true sadness, not being a saint! French novelist, philosopher, essayist, Leon Bloy ends his novel The Woman Who Was Poor with that much-quoted line. Here is
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What is Love Asking of Me Now?
Several years ago, a colleague of mine suffered a crushing disappointment. Her instinctual temptation was towards anger, towards shutting a series of doors and withdrawing. Instead, wounded in spirit, she
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A Eucharistic Prayer
As a seminarian, I was privileged one summer to take a course from the renowned liturgist, Godfrey Diekmann. This was back in those heady days shortly after Vatican II when
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More Than a House or a Place
Home is more than a house or a place on a map. It’s a place in the heart, the place where you most want to be at the end of
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Losing the Song in the Singer
Often when listening to someone singing live or on television, I close my eyes to try to hear the song so as not to let the singer’s performance get in
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The Binding Power of Hatred
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. We know this works for love. Does it also
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Rich Kids Growing Up Without Money – or Understanding
Gloria Steinem once confessed that, while never having been overweight, she has always been concerned about her weight because the genes she inherited from her parents predisposed her in that
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A Saint for Our Time
It is not enough today to be merely a saint; we must have a saintliness demanded by the present moment. Simone Weil wrote that, and she is right. We need