A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Rachel Lu
Rachel Lu
Rachel Lu is a freelance writer, an associate editor at Law & Liberty and a regular contributor to the National Review. She lives in St. Paul, Minn.
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Moses wasn’t a natural born leader. God chose him anyway.
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Dominic, by Rachel Lu
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Why the story of Abraham and Isaac has captured some of history’s greatest minds
A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Rachel Lu
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The ‘holy whodunits’ of G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie and Ralph McInerny
For Chesterton, Christie and McInerny, a mystery story was the perfect device for showing how even dramatic sins, like murder, spring from the fallen condition that all human beings share.
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It’s easy to become bitter. But our faith can help us be joyful instead.
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Rachel Lu
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Lenten morality for beginners
A Reflection for Monday of the First Week of Lent, by Rachel Lu
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St. Thomas Aquinas and the complex relationship between our beliefs and our choices
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church, by Rachel Lu
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The Comfort of Philosophy: Can ancient truths help save modern society?
The philosophy of Boethius and other medieval thinkers is much more relevant to today’s society than we might think.
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Love creates life
A Reflection for the Third Day in the Octave of Christmas, by Rachel Lu
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The Son of Man could come at any moment. This is no time for napping.
A Reflection for the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Rachel Lu