Today’s readings describe moments of destruction, uncertainty and discord.
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The Presentation of the Lord reminds us of the importance of community
Although the Holy Family is central to this feast of the Presentation, Simeon and Anna play vital roles.
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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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Jesus’ baptism reminds us to live as Christ lived
Who is Jesus? On this celebration of Jesus’ baptism, the Gospel of Matthew provides a clear answer: Jesus is the Son of God.
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Who is God calling you to be?
Today’s readings provoke us to self-reflection and action.
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Jesus’ birth teaches us to look for God in unexpected places
God shatters our expectations to show us his unlimited and unbounded love. Jesus Christ entered our world in a lowly way in order to raise up the lowly.
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When Christmas is neither merry nor white
We make Christmas into something it is not and wonder why it disappoints.