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David Brooks on desire and longing in the spiritual life
Desire and longing are some of the main ways that God draws us closer. “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you, O Lord,” as St. Augustine wrote. How else would God draw us closer than by awakening in us the very desire for the divine?
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Gaudí’s masterworks beyond Barcelona and La Sagrada Familia
Gaudí is deeply connected with his Catalonia homeland, but his journey to holiness started in Astorga, 500 miles west of Barcelona.
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The image of a jealous God used to confuse me. Here’s how I think about it now.
A jealous God? Had I heard the words right? But how could such a thing be? Wasn’t the good Lord above all such petty things as jealousy?
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Pope Leo: The rites and symbols of the Mass are not arbitrary
While the structure of the liturgy may seem at odds with modern preferences for spontaneity, the pope said, its rhythms help believers step away from a culture focused on productivity and rediscover what is essential.
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Spanish bishops denounce emotional manipulation in evangelization
The bishops‘ note warns that an “emotional bombardment” employed as part of some methods of evangelization can become a form of spiritual abuse or promote an “emotional reductionist” form of Catholic spirituality.
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How language connects (or fails) us: A Pentecost story
In the spirit of Pentecost, I want to tell you a story about language—and about mistakes.
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What makes Stephen Colbert one of today’s best Catholic evangelists
As “The Late Show” comes to an end, Father James Martin writes that Stephen Colbert’s smarts, humor and experience of suffering make him one of the most effective public Catholics out there.
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To protest or not to protest? Martin Sheen and discernment
This week on “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin asks Catholic actor and activist Martin Sheen: Does everyone have to protest?
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In ‘Raphael: Sublime Poetry,’ art points to a deeper reality
A blockbuster exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York offers a spiritual way of seeing.