Perhaps hovering parents only display a drive shared by all: a desire to be our own saviors.
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Do humans make rituals—or do rituals make us human?
We are not angels. We cannot be spiritual without being religious. Why? Because we cannot be human without rituals.
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When we express ourselves, we imitate God
We are never more ourselves than when we express ourselves.
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What all sinners have in common with addicts
Can anyone adequately define what it means to be an alcoholic? Someone who regularly abuses alcohol is physically ill because of biological, even genetic, factors. And, like anyone suffering from a psychological pathology, an alcoholic’s free will is typically curtailed. Finally, as with any sinner, there’s probably no alcoholic who doesn’t bear some moral responsibility […]
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What makes a family holy?
We may not yet be saints, but this does not make our families any less sacred.
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When Christmas is neither merry nor white
We make Christmas into something it is not and wonder why it disappoints.
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Mary, motherhood and the meaning of vulnerability
The vulnerability of the Virgin still dispels distortions that we would create about her Son. He is not a figure of myth nor the creation of dogma. He is a man born to a woman, living in poverty.
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As adults, brooding is our Advent fate
Our hearts cannot stay home. While they yet beat, they will wander and pine. They will brood. We cannot rip them from our breasts.
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Regret can lead to growth—and to our redeemer
If regret harries you, Christ is seeking you. Lay down the remorse. Embrace the redeemer. Let all losses be restored, all sorrows end.
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Advent tells us it’s okay to hope
Yes, your hopes might be frustrated, but that is better than trying to extinguish hope in God.