The fact is, no one—no church or priest, friendly gym or unfriendly one—can judge us without our cooperation.
Spirituality
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How my father’s racism helped me fight my own
While I will never support my father’s prejudice, I will forever be grateful for the fact that God could work through him to help me find my way.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Learning how to live in the presence of God from a Cistercian monk and bishop
The thrust of Bishop Erik Varden’s new book can be summed up in words preached on Pentecost Sunday: “We shouldn’t domesticate the Spirit. It comforts, but also devours.”
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Why you should go on a pilgrimage—more than once
Pope Francis has said that going on pilgrimage is “one of the people of God’s most eloquent expressions of faith.” Why?
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How Jesuit spirituality gives rise to great scientists
“Being close to the created world is a way of being close to the creator, and that’s why sciences played such an important role in the apostolates of the Jesuits,” said the director of the Vatican Observatory.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Larry Woiwode: farmer, author, Christian sage
For his novels, memoirs, biographies and collections of short stories and poetry, Larry Woiwode is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Nick Cave is not a practicing Christian. But he wants to be your spiritual director.
For hundreds of thousands who follow his music and his newsletter, The Red Hand Files, Nick Cave has become a pastor of sorts.
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I found a church in Times Square. And if God can make it there, God can make it anywhere.
For people who live in New York City, Times Square is a nightmare place, a hellish whirlpool of bodies, noise and capitalism. But this weekend I discovered something new and not awful there.
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Seven tips for a more joyful priesthood
The greatest evangelization we can offer is a joyful church.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Think life is hard? Wait until you see heaven.
It is faith that makes us ready for heaven. And what is faith? Stubbornly seeing purpose in this life—stubbornly because sometimes it does take a great effort—that others cannot see.