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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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Scrutinizing our Motives
The main character in T.S. Eliot’s play Murder in the Cathedral is Thomas a Beckett, a bishop, who from every outward appearance is saint. He is scrupulously honest, generous to
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Jesus – Checking our Emotions
There is a poignant scene in the series The Chosen which, irrespective of our reaction to it, demands reflection. This is the scene: Just before curing Peter’s mother-in-law of a
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Faith – Beyond the Head and the Heart
C.S. Lewis, one of the great Christian apologists, didn’t become a Christian without resistance and struggle. He grew into adulthood nursing a certain skepticism and agnosticism. He wasn’t drawn naturally
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Paradox, Seeming Inconsistency, and Tension
The thought of some of the greatest and most influential people in history seems at times riddled with inconsistencies. Jesus, Augustine, Socrates, Aristotle, among others, appear at times to be
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A Needed Reminder
A Benedictine monk shared this story with me. During his early years in religious life, he had been resentful because he was required to ask permission from his Abbott if
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Seeing Spring and Easter
In my mid-20s, I spent a year studying at the University of San Francisco. I had just been ordained a priest and was finishing a graduate degree in theology. Easter
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The Resurrection: The Ultimate Meta-Narrative
Several years ago, while presenting at a conference at our school, a young priest from Quebec, Pierre-Olivier Tremblay, shared a story (in words to this effect). I spent some years
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