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Losing Our Innocence
What is innocence? Perhaps in its ideal form, innocence might be described as a human heart stripped of ego and lust, something akin to what James Joyce describes in A
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God’s Nudge Inside of Us
God’s presence inside us and in our world is rarely dramatic, overwhelming, sensational, impossible to ignore. God doesn’t work like that. Rather God’s presence is something that lies quiet and
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Suicide and Jesus’ Descent into Hell
In a book entitled Peculiar Treasures, the renowned novelist and spiritual writerFrederick Buechner reflects on the character of Judas, the man who betrayed Jesus with a kiss and then died
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Purgatory as Purification Through Love
Imagine being born blind and living into adulthood without ever having seen light and color. Then, through some miraculous operation, doctors are able to give you sight. What would you
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Poetry and Spirituality
Who still reads poetry? In a digital age and in a time when the empirical has for the most part replaced the spiritual, what’s the value of poetry? What does
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Does God have a sense of humor?
Does God have sense of humor? This may seem a frivolous or impious question, it’s anything but that. It’s an important question and a reverent one as well. Why? Because
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What To Do When There’s Nothing You Can Do
What do you do when a wound or a loss leaves you hopelessly disconsolate and there’s nothing you can do to amend the situation? As well, what do you do
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Are You a Practicing Christian?
The Acts of the Apostles says that it was at Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first called “Christians”. I once heard a challenging homily where the priest asked:
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God as Holy, but also as Playful, Witty, and Erotic
God is the object of all desire, no matter how earthy and unholy our desire might seem. Everything we desire is inside of God. Both Jesus and the Psalms tell
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It is Better for You that I Go Away
It is better for you that I go away! These are some of Jesus’ parting words on the night before he died. How can it be better for us when
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