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Social Media: Are We Excarnating Ourselves Online?
Mystery: from Latin mysterium or Greek mystērion. Various definitions suggest something secret, private, or not easily understood. We all probably know someone whose life seems to be lived completely...
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Materialism Denigrates Matter
This essay proposes (1) that the perennial philosophy posits a distinction between intelligibility and matter, but also an integration, (2) that consistent with this integration, revelation exults in...
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Men Must Know Jesus Christ
There is a serious Catholic “man crisis”. Large numbers of men have left the Church and the majority of men who remain are lukewarm. The root cause? Men don’t know Jesus Christ. Men Giving...
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The Transforming Power of Christmas
Of all the holidays, Christmas is my favorite. I love the beauty, the joy, the peace, and the good will that seem to shine just a little brighter at this time of year. I suppose I should be more...
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The Face of Christ, the Gateway to Humility
Devotion to the Holy Face of Christ I have yet to meet a Catholic that does not know who St. Therese of Lisieux is. However, from my experience, many people tend to cut her religious name short. She...
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Three Chords and the Truth: The Incarnation
This is the second installment in a trilogy of articles written under the banner of “Three Chords and the Truth”. The first article, “Angels and Humans”, left us outside the gates of Eden with a vast...
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Christmas and the Wonder of Children
A month or two ago I started wondering about the Christmas season. Specifically, I wondered why it seemed so much more magical to me as a child than as an adult. Now, there could be a variety of...
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“The Word Became Flesh”: A Reflection on the Incarnation
Now that the liturgical season of Christmas is upon us, I cannot help but reflect upon the great mystery of the Incarnation. Whenever I find myself reflecting on the Son of God becoming man, I become...
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Can You Hear My Prayers, God?
Can You Hear Me, God? Can you hear me, God? I have a strong faith. I know He always hears me, yet my prayers do not always get answered the way I want them answered. And when they consistently don’t,...
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Life Hidden in Mystery
The Catholic religion is full of mystery — the mystery of God. This mystery is not a human puzzle that a Sherlock Holmes can “solve” by the force of brilliant deductions. Nor is it the type of enigma...
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Sensory Play, Prayer, and Catholic Adults
I have recently purchased a preschool curriculum that is all about “sensory play”. Let them get dirty, “say yes” to the mess, let them explore through their senses is the idea. If you look up “sensory...
View ArticleThe Invasion of Time by Eternity: The Birth of Christ
Christmas is not an event within history but is rather the invasion of time by eternity. (Hans Urs Von Balthasar) Eternity Is Not Linear From our point of view, the Infant Jesus was born in a moment in...
View ArticleLooking for Jesus During the Christmas Season
When [Jesus’] parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” And he said to...
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The Transforming Power of Christmas
Of all the holidays, Christmas is my favorite. I love the beauty, the joy, the peace, and the good will that seem to shine just a little brighter at this time of year. I suppose I should be more...
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The Face of Christ, the Gateway to Humility
Devotion to the Holy Face of Christ I have yet to meet a Catholic that does not know who St. Therese of Lisieux is. However, from my experience, many people tend to cut her religious name short. She...
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Three Chords and the Truth: The Incarnation
This is the second installment in a trilogy of articles written under the banner of “Three Chords and the Truth”. The first article, “Angels and Humans”, left us outside the gates of Eden with a vast...
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Christmas and the Wonder of Children
A month or two ago I started wondering about the Christmas season. Specifically, I wondered why it seemed so much more magical to me as a child than as an adult. Now, there could be a variety of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“The Word Became Flesh”: A Reflection on the Incarnation
Now that the liturgical season of Christmas is upon us, I cannot help but reflect upon the great mystery of the Incarnation. Whenever I find myself reflecting on the Son of God becoming man, I become...
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Can You Hear My Prayers, God?
Can You Hear Me, God? Can you hear me, God? I have a strong faith. I know He always hears me, yet my prayers do not always get answered the way I want them answered. And when they consistently don’t,...
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Life Hidden in Mystery
The Catholic religion is full of mystery — the mystery of God. This mystery is not a human puzzle that a Sherlock Holmes can “solve” by the force of brilliant deductions. Nor is it the type of enigma...
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