In the ‘Lord of the Flies,’ the one who slanders and scatters, isn’t out there, in the dark, he’s within them.
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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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.
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One priest’s memory of 9/11
We stayed there through the night, waiting for reports from “the great out there.”
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Welcoming the stranger—even when he forgets to knock
The phone rang. “Father, it’s Joss. We think there is someone in the choir loft.”
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Want to be more humble? There’s a prayer for that.
Pride isn’t the answer to our fears. Humility is. If you lack humility, pray for God to gird your life with love.
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When in Rome, why choose vanilla?
We can close ourselves to the best of this life, and, however else we define sin, it is surely that.
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The Feast of the Assumption: Sharing in Mary’s seamless death
Death doesn’t come by calendar or clock, but it need not come as thief.
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When someone tells you that you’re in a hole, listen.
There are truths about ourselves that we alone know. And there are others that everyone, except us, can see.