You can cherish life and surrender it when you know that it is never insignificant, that your story matters, that you exist to love the author of our tale.
Scripture
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Love does not calculate. It just loves.
Jesus does not draw attention to the widow and her “two small coins” because he wants you to do some good work or to donate a certain percentage of your resources.
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On All Souls Day, we come face to face with the least comprehensible part of life: death.
We experience the death of others—but not as they do. We only know that they are gone, and that fact alone is nigh impossible to comprehend.
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Afraid of silent prayer? You’re not alone.
Many of us avoid contemplative prayer because we are more afraid of God’s non-existence than we are sure that we will experience God’s presence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Brandi Carlile is Pope Francis’ kind of songwriter: Tender
Brandi Carlile’s latest album shows the singer’s keen awareness of the radical nature of tenderness.
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Lord, deliver us from lying to ourselves
God is more than we can comprehend, and sin limits what we can understand.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: We are freed by service, not doing whatever we want
“Yet again, we find ourselves faced with the paradox of the Gospel: we are freed by serving, not in doing whatever we want.”
Posted inFaith, The Word
Spiritual preparation for Christmas can (and should) involve actively engaging with your community
We are reminded not to be consumed with things that distract from the focus of the season of Advent.
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How do we make sense of royal imagery in Scripture?
The feast of Christ the King is an opportunity to think about ways that we promote God’s kingdom in the world.
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Preparing for the season ahead
The themes of power, timeliness and anticipation are prominent.