Seeing fully, praising perfectly, and finding satisfaction in a wholeness never obtained in this life: small wonder that eternal life sounds a bit like the birds, flying overhead.
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Why we should want Trump to lead like a king—in the biblical sense
A king, like a president, is more than a politician. He must be a shepherd, one who leads by trust.
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The church has never taught that justice is inevitable.
If human progress itself is God’s agent of change, why does God, or humanity, need a church?
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Can you be married in heaven?
Who we are in heaven is all about who we have loved on earth.
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What Catholics get wrong (and Hollywood gets right) about purgatory
You don’t earn heaven on earth—and you don’t earn it in purgatory either.
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Some say praying to saints is both superstitious and distracting. It’s neither.
The saints do not change God’s mind, but they do give us some insight into the mystery of God.
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What my chihuahua has in common with Christ
Pets can’t replace the human, but they do love us without the taint of sin.
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Why saints are never sure of their salvation
Pride may well be the first deadly sin to arrive and the last to leave.
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Good prayer is prayer that changes us. It doesn’t necessarily feel good.
Why does God ask us to offer so many unrequited prayers?
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In contrast to the scatterer, Christ summons us to his side
In the ‘Lord of the Flies,’ the one who slanders and scatters, isn’t out there, in the dark, he’s within them.