We are the ones who have been left behind. We suffer a loss; our loved ones do not.
Terrance Klein
The Rev. Terrance W. Klein is a priest of the Diocese of Dodge City and author of Vanity Faith.
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Why do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead?
The notion that our prayers can aid the dead as well as the living has always been a part of the Christian faith.
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Why do Catholics pray to saints?
Why might you find yourself praying to your deceased grandmother rather than to Christ? Because in your story she is another Christ, not an alternative Christ.
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The problem with falling in love with the idea of love (or God)
We all yearn for love, so it is a small wonder that sometimes we fall in love with the notion of love before we meet someone whom we can love genuinely. The same can happen in our relationship with God.
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Our political options are depressing, but Christians still have reason for hope.
We do not simply submit because someone must rule. Having been given some say, we must strive to speak according to what we think Christ would have us say.
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Sin is sad business. But in the confessional, we see God’s grace at work.
Listening to the lives of others, the confessor sees the work of the unseen Spirit. He sees saints in the making, holy ones in the flesh.
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Being there means being prepared
How much time does one need to prepare? How much labor does it involve? More than we realize.
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Followers of Christ should expect the unexpected
God being God includes God not being who we are. How can someone who is not us not surprise us?
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It is never too late to meet the Lord in prayer
Never presume that you are one of the early hires and that Jesus offers his parable only to curb your jealousy of late arrivals. No, we all come so late in the day.
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What science can’t tell us about the mind (and Scripture can)
When we speak of minds, can someone who would reduce consciousness to biology offer an adequate picture of what it means for us to know something?