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Learning to do nothing: The art of sacred silence

February 9, 2023 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 8

“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this insight, also notes in his Pensées that we fear silence more […]

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Opinion: The benefits of tribalism and the limits of hate

April 30, 2022 Father Jerry J. Pokorsky 1

Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor and pray for our enemies. Friend and enemy alike usually cluster in families, neighborhoods, and communities. The difficulty in modern America is that we seldom know our neighbors, […]

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Diving into eternity

February 17, 2018 David Paul Deavel 6

True knowledge of God can only be had in the midst of a life for which all work is undertaken based on prayer and all […]

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