Whether we imbibed that living water at a religious summer camp, in a youth group or simply through the regular practice of attending church with family, we are blessed by the abiding, grounding presence of God, even when we drift away.
Lent
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Grieving the fire of Notre Dame during Holy Week
Our Lady, who stood weeping at her son’s crucifixion, surely weeps for the cathedral dedicated to her name.
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During Holy Week, we accompany Jesus to the cross and live in hope for new life
Although it doesn’t always seem so, waiting is an inherently hopeful activity.
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Suffering is not the last word when it comes to life in Christ
As we prepare to enter with Christ into the protracted pain and suffering of his passion and death, let us determine to reach beyond them towards the endless delight that awaits us the other side of the tomb: the delight of life with God.
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Untying our spiritual knots
In times of trouble, our connection to God is our surest lifeboat.
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Searching for God, continually
Searching for God takes effort; it is not just for Sundays alone.
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When did the agony of Christ begin?
Before the soldiers arrive, before the physical attacks, in the silence of the night, the soul of Christ struggles in agony.
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The majesty of God
God is also a transcendent deity whose grandeur and majesty command our attention and our reverence.
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A church built on ruins
No place in the world has such a talent for rebuilding what once seemed lost as Rome.
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God is present to us, but are we present to Him?
Perhaps we should ask, with the Russian Orthodox monk and theologian Anthony Bloom, “When we think of the absence of God, is it not worthwhile to ask ourselves whom we blame for it?”