Rules protect life, but they do not enhance it.
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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Reading Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac through the Parkland shooting
What can the church and her Scriptures say to those who are broken?
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Lent asks us to travel to a new world. Asceticism is what gets us there.
Christians are called to asceticism as a way of reaching out, in faith, toward a life to come.
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Why Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day actually aren’t so different
In fasting, in abstinence, in visits to church, we are showing our love to God.
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What to do when you find empty pews
If your faith contains no concern for those who are not here, it is not healthy.
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The Book of Job reveals what makes us human.
Are your life’s energies being poured into something that gives life, to you and to others?
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The (false) prophets of Facebook and Twitter are not exactly new
Medieval anti-clerical prophecy sounded a lot like modern social media.
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The Scriptures teach us how to wait—and who we’re waiting for
The God who is coming is the God who is already here.
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If God spoke up in our lives, would we really listen?
We tell ourselves that we would happily do whatever God wanted if God would only make himself clear.
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Epiphany: Is there really no such thing as a free gift?
Gift giving is always an exchange. But here is an exception that may yet prove the rule.