Eyes of faith see things in the world that others insist are just not there.
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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Jesus didn’t just come from Mary’s womb, he came from the labyrinth of her love.
Everything that she was, formed who he became.
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Christmas: A Feast for Eyes of Faith
Reformers might rail against sacred images, but, at Christmas, the world turns Catholic to gaze upon the Christ child.
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What are we to make of the Virgin Birth? What does it make of us?
Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.
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Parents: You can’t make your kids love you.
A child cannot be grasped, like an object. A child can only be caressed, which is to touch without possessing.
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Mary’s Immaculate Conception is humanity’s great recount—the one that counted.
Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.
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A crucified God, like the attack on Pearl Harbor, is not the status quo.
A crucified God is not the status quo, and it is isn’t made into the acceptable, the intellectually palatable, by the proclamation of the resurrection.
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Why are we convinced that we were born to fly?
Seeing fully, praising perfectly, and finding satisfaction in a wholeness never obtained in this life: small wonder that eternal life sounds a bit like the birds, flying overhead.
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Why we should want Trump to lead like a king—in the biblical sense
A king, like a president, is more than a politician. He must be a shepherd, one who leads by trust.
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The church has never taught that justice is inevitable.
If human progress itself is God’s agent of change, why does God, or humanity, need a church?