The topic of the health trials that my family had experienced in the previous five years came up in a recent conversation with a friend, a West Coast Catholic editor. He said something to the effect that, “You must think God really has it in for you.”
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A whale of a story
We are called to live, today, in light of gaining eternal life, tomorrow
Let us be the stars that point others to Jesus
This great feast of Epiphany is a commemoration of Christ’s manifestation to the gentiles in the person of the Magi, as well as his baptism and first miracle at Cana.
Incarnation calls Christians to live differently in light
Not all that long ago, during my time in college, I was taking a course on Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics,” one of the most important works of all of Western civilization.
Mary restores order in history with her resounding ‘yes’
Immediately after Mary says, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word,” history is restored to the right order.
John the Baptist uses all his actions and words to point us to Jesus
Clothed in his rustic garb, he stands on a pedestal that bears the Latin inscription of his famous words Ecce Agnus Dei, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
Have you been asking God the wrong question?
A few weekends ago, I was enjoying a quiet evening at the seminary, when suddenly I received a flood of text messages from family and friends sharing with me their excitement of “bagging” a deer on opening day of the deer hunting season.
Christ, our king, models humble service rather than haughty reign
The church celebrates the feast of Christ the King Nov. 20, and invites us into a mystery that is paradoxical.
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