In this week’s podcast, George Drance, S.J., chats to Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber about his approach to the theater as a Jesuit actor and director. George Drance also talks about his next play, “Calderon’s Two Dreams,” which opens at La MaMa in New York in February 2017.
Spirituality
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Spiritual Baggage: On finding the line between self-esteem and self-promotion.
In our lives, ’tis a gift to be humble, but not a gift that many of us have.
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The coming of the “Prince of Peace” reminds us to work for peace across the globe.
“Peace is the only true direction of human progress.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
‘Silence’ is a complex film about the nature of faith—it’s a wonder it ever got made.
Martin Scorsese’s new film will be elusive to the many and beloved by the few.
Posted inFaith, News
Search for peace this Christmas, says USCCB president
Christians must visit the manger, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo said.
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To those who are disheartened and afraid, God says during Advent, “Fear not!”
As we share our feelings of dread and sadness in prayer, we ask God to lift us up to a place of gladness.
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Is anxiety sinful?
For people of faith, it can be hard not to view worry as some kind of personal failure.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Keep and Ponder
Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart (Lk 2:19)
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All in the Family—a reflection on the biblical genealogies for Advent
There are many people who have gone before us, both in our biological and spiritual families, who have quietly and obscurely served God, loved others, and increased the amount of good in the world.
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What are we to make of the Virgin Birth? What does it make of us?
Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.