Who we are in heaven is all about who we have loved on earth.
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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What Catholics get wrong (and Hollywood gets right) about purgatory
You don’t earn heaven on earth—and you don’t earn it in purgatory either.
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Some say praying to saints is both superstitious and distracting. It’s neither.
The saints do not change God’s mind, but they do give us some insight into the mystery of God.
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What my chihuahua has in common with Christ
Pets can’t replace the human, but they do love us without the taint of sin.
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Why saints are never sure of their salvation
Pride may well be the first deadly sin to arrive and the last to leave.
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Good prayer is prayer that changes us. It doesn’t necessarily feel good.
Why does God ask us to offer so many unrequited prayers?
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In contrast to the scatterer, Christ summons us to his side
In the ‘Lord of the Flies,’ the one who slanders and scatters, isn’t out there, in the dark, he’s within them.
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Following God’s vision, not ours
We don’t give the church its mission. Christ does.
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The Gospels can’t tell us what paradise looks like—only how to get there.
Joy in the next life depends upon justice in this one.
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The spiritual life begins with gratitude.
The best things in life really are free.