The cross of Christ does not take away suffering. No, it makes it meaningful because it announces what had never really been revealed before: the senseless enigma of human sin.
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Are you prepared to enjoy heaven?
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless
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The danger of ‘main character’ syndrome while reading Scripture
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Edward Desciak
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Can we just admit it? Christians tend to create their own ‘christs’
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Peter Claver, priest, by Sebastian Gomes
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Mary’s central role in Catholic art and tradition
A Reflection for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Brigid McCabe
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The holiness of the sabbath
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael Simone, S.J.
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When the time is right for joy
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill
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St. Peter and collaborative ministry
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García
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When it comes to the Mass, too many of us act like bored teens at the dinner table
Are adults at Mass not something like teenagers at the dinner table? Putting in our time, not able to see what it means to be gathered into the family we call the church.
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Demons and exorcisms in the Gospels
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, by Kevin Christopher Robles