We do not simply submit because someone must rule. Having been given some say, we must strive to speak according to what we think Christ would have us say.
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Sin is sad business. But in the confessional, we see God’s grace at work.
Listening to the lives of others, the confessor sees the work of the unseen Spirit. He sees saints in the making, holy ones in the flesh.
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Being there means being prepared
How much time does one need to prepare? How much labor does it involve? More than we realize.
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Followers of Christ should expect the unexpected
God being God includes God not being who we are. How can someone who is not us not surprise us?
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It is never too late to meet the Lord in prayer
Never presume that you are one of the early hires and that Jesus offers his parable only to curb your jealousy of late arrivals. No, we all come so late in the day.
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What science can’t tell us about the mind (and Scripture can)
When we speak of minds, can someone who would reduce consciousness to biology offer an adequate picture of what it means for us to know something?
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How do we prevent our loved ones from repeating our mistakes?
God shows the way in the incarnation.
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Should we trust science?
Augustine’s Confessions take up a theme still at the center of our lives: Does our intelligence lead us to something beyond ourselves?
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We need to rethink what it means to be ‘chosen by God’
In our baptism, each of us has been chosen. So many others in this world have not. We must constantly ask ourselves: Why?
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What does it mean when we say the Assumption of Mary is a miracle?
We use the words “mystery” and “miracle” not to say that science has been stumped but rather to express the expansive claim that an event makes upon us.