Hope from the Holy Spirit
Hope is one of the great theological virtues, one of the three things that last. Its opposite is despair, which I have often heard referred to as the one unforgivable sin. The temptation to despair is great right now. Every day brings some new reprehensible...
Twenty-Five Things to Read about the Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
Gird yourselves with sackcloth And lament, O priests; Wail, O ministers of the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God . . . ~ Joel 1:13 When I am disturbed about world events, I head to my computer, looking for something to read. I read for...
Code of Silence
You swore to yourself a long time ago There were some things that people never needed to know . . . And you can’t talk about it Because you’re following a code of silence . . . That’s not the kind of code you’re inclined to break Some things...
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"The talking points and platform statements of the two major political parties provide the guidelines that many Christians use to judge things of the Gospel. Simply put, many American Christians have been intellectually formed by our political debates — especially as they are digested and interpreted on television news programs — far more than by immersion in Scripture or the great movements and figures of Christian tradition."
The Gospel of Life – Snakes and Ladders
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The Gospel of Life ayjay All January 2, 2016November 22, 2016 Today is the Feast of Saints Basil & Gregory Nazianzen, which reminds me that some years ago I wanted to write a book for the church that ...
Summer is just about over for us and now I don't feel so bad about letting them sleep most of it away.
Does Your Teen Sleep Until 2PM? Let It Go, Summer Slumber Is Normal
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My little kids used to wake really early. Now, I’ve been awake today for seven hours, and have yet to hear one of my teens even stir.
"In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, the pope said the current climate crisis is a call for men and women, especially Christians, to “repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems.”"
Pope Francis: Protecting God’s creation is not optional for Christians
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“We are reaching a breaking point,” the pope wrote in his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation.
I have developed most of these habits myself, and the author is not exaggerating when she calls them life-changing.
7 Habits That Have Changed My Life
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We have the great privilege and many opportunities in our life to make a change. We can consciously decide to go in a different direction than the way we
One former pro-choice woman's testimony. A sample:![]()
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"I was putting the burden of proof on the fetuses to demonstrate to me that they were human. And I was a tough judge."
How I became pro-life | Jen Fulwiler
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Who is human? Back in college I remember reading about how in certain societies throughout history (I believe in this case it was the Greeks) it was common for parents to abandon unwanted newborns, le...
