Horrible things happen in the dark when people are afraid. We must now give witness. If we live in the light, it should be evident. Even in a time of virus.
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How should we carry the weight and worry that come with life?
The call of Christ can appear as one more demand upon your time and energy.
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A prayer for loved ones who have not found the Lord
Lord, why do you grant me the grace to see you so clearly, yet deny this same gift to the one whom I so desperately love?
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Ashes and Masses cannot manipulate God
We are always tempted to make faith into something that we handle, not a way by which we surrender.
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How two adverbs invite us to rediscover Lent on Ash Wednesday
How perfectly the prophet Joel summons us to Lent with those two adverbs: “Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart.”
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How can toddlers teach us to be perfect?
If we give the signal—our readiness, our openness—God lifts us up.
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Why the human face is God’s favorite app
If only there were an app that alerted us every time that Christ was near, every time that Christ wanted us to let up on our worthwhile labors long enough to look at someone we love.
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The Sermon on the Mount is Christ’s rallying call
The sermon is so simple. However dark your world, imitate me and all will be well. The question it poses is likewise quite stark: Do we believe him enough to rally?
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We cannot ‘find’ God. But we can go to the place where God is seeking us.
We use the word “God” to speak of that which is much too great for us to seek and to find. We cannot search for God to satisfy our curiosity. God must find us, or we are lost.
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What Christ’s crown of thorns teaches us in troubled times
Our history remains hazardous, but it does not stand apart from God in Christ.