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Our Wounds, Our Gifts, and Our Power to Heal Others
Nearly fifty years ago Henri Nouwen wrote a book entitled, The Wounded Healer. Its reception established his reputation as unique spiritual mentor and he went on to become one of
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An Invitation to Maturity – Weeping Over Jerusalem
Maturity has various levels. Basic maturity is defined as having essentially outgrown the instinctual selfishness with which we were born so that our motivation and actions are now shaped by
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Can The Ground Cry Out?
Does the earth feel pain? Can it groan and cry out to God? Can the earth curse us for our crimes? It would seem so, and not just because ecologists,
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The Law of Gravity and the Holy Spirit
God is erotically charged and the world is achingly amorous, hence they caress each other in mutual attraction and filiation. Jewish philosopher Martin Buber made that assertion, and while it
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Structure, Ritual, and Habit as Anchoring Love, Prayer and Service
In his book, The Second Mountain David Brooks suggests that a key to sustaining fidelity in any vocation is to build a structure of behavior for those moments when love
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What Kind of House Can You Build for Me?
What’s right and what’s wrong? We fight a lot over moral issues, often with a self-assured righteousness. And mostly we fall into that same self-righteousness whenever we argue about sin.
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The Prince of Lies
Looking at our world today, what frightens and unsettles me more than the threat of the Covid virus, more than the growing inequality between the rich and the poor, more
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Pope Francis’ New Encyclical
On October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis released a new encyclical entitled, Fratelli Tutti – On Fraternity and Social Friendship. It can appear a rather
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Spirituality and the Second Half of Life
One size doesn’t fit everyone. This isn’t just true for clothing, it’s also true for spirituality. Our challenges in life change as we age. Spirituality hasn’t always been fully sensitive
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The Hidden Face of Evil
We tend to be naïve about evil, at least as to what it looks like in everyday life. Our picture of evil has been falsely shaped by images taken from