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On the genius and love of St. John of the Cross
The great mystic gave us a portrait of his own manner when he sketched out his counsels on how all of us are to behave […]
St. John Chrysostom
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Joy! Anticipation! Fire?
Readings: • Zep 3:14-18a • Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 • Phil 4:4-7 • Lk 3:10-18 “Great joy,” wrote G. K. Chesterton, “has in it the sense of immortality…” Joy, like love, hope, and goodness, cannot […]
Essay
Singing through Advent, Part Four: The Gloria and Nunc Dimittis
As our Advent journey draws to a close, we want to consider the last two canticles presented for our prayerful consideration by St. Luke, the Gloria1 and Nunc Dimittis. We now move into the second […]
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The Resurrection: From Darkness to Transformation
Readings: • Acts 10:34A, 37-43 • Psa 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 • Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8 • Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or Lk 24:13-35 “How can I lay open before you the mystery […]
Essay
A True Antagonist for a Broken World: Faith in a Secular Age
I’m often asked by friends or by people who know that I teach Catholic Studies what I think is going on with the Catholic Church. It’s a long story and has changed. You have perhaps […]
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Praying for those who hate us: A Lenten lesson from news
Jesus cautioned the Apostles to “Watch and pray” lest they fall into temptation. Struggling with anger, I have a tendency to note the “Pray” part […]