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Surprise Me

St Anthony of the Desert the fourth century Egyptian founder of monasticism had a conversion experience unlikely to occur today at least not easily What happened He found himself surprised at Mass After the death of his parents Anthony was questioning the course of his life wondering what t

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Learning to Dive

nbsp One burden of adulthood is the speed at which times flies nbsp A blessing of childhood is time rsquo s lethargy nbsp When school dismisses for the year adults take some comfort in knowing that the summer holidays will pass quickly nbsp Children in contrast enter the reign of summer

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My Father, Guilt and Shame

My father was the most amiable of men I used to laugh at him in conversation with guests He rsquo d say to one uncle quot Yes you rsquo re right quot A moment later he would say to another of a quite contrary opinion quot I can rsquo t disagree with that quot If I later challenged him o

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