“Death in life” must happen in this life if we are truly to live. We have to encounter an event that overturns our agenda, our way of being in the world, our very sense of self.
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What does it mean to pay spiritual and moral attention to the conflicts of our lives?
To listen carefully to an arguing group is to gain a peculiar glimpse into the desires and anxieties of that group.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Are we disciples of Christ, or servants?
Discipleship requires action and conversion, the engagement of both hands and heart.
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God’s generosity should inspire our gratitude
The Gospel warns against a mistake disciples can make: treating salvation as an entitlement.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christians cannot disdain the world. We must work to change it.
To be a Christian is to accept the story in which we find ourselves. It is to know that our actions do have consequences. We cannot simply wait for a better world to come along.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The Word of God came to heal our suffering—if we’re open to it.
We spend billions each year on avoiding pain through pharmaceuticals or self-medicating through alcohol and drugs. But we must not forget that pain and suffering are not the enemy.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Mass is meant for the ashamed
The Eucharist is the original A.A. meeting. We need to encourage each other, remind each other that we are not alone, that our savior has called us together.
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True discipleship requires sacrifice for the needs of others
We disciples must live out the “great reversal” in our daily lives.
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What a crook can teach us about generosity
The benefits of generosity are obvious even to a crook like the steward.
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We think we know what matters most to God. What if we’re wrong?
What if my priorities about what matters to God are wrong? After all, I am a sinful person, aren’t I? Therefore, I am somewhat blinded by sin, prejudiced in all my judgments.