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Why are YOU a Christian?
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook A couple of years ago, when I was still in seminary, we were assigned to parishes over the summer. Â I got assigned to a medium sized parish with a couple of resident priests. I befriended a Jesuit priest. Every night after having dinner, we would enjoy a glass of wine and…
The Heart’s Deepest Longing: Understanding Our Innate Desire to Pray
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Ever since childhood, I’ve been fascinated by humanity’s inner desire to find meaning in everything around us. Throughout history, we have no record of any civilization, culture, or belief system that didn’t believe in an afterlife or maintain some structured form of religion—all in an effort to find meaning in life’s…
morality: commandments of god or conscience in your heart?
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Whenever families gather, depending on their views, there can be certain unwritten rules that we prefer to follow, certain topics that we would rather not address. Sometimes it’s sports. Sometimes it’s politics. Most of the time religion is among them. …and yet these topics keep coming up. I was at a…
Purgatory: The Hospital of Souls Where They Learn to See
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Purgatory: The Hospital of Souls Where They Learn to See On All Saints Day, we celebrate the triumphant Church in heaven—the saints, the martyrs, the holy ones who have cleansed their souls through the blood of Christ. We ourselves are not part of the triumphant Church yet. We call ourselves the…
response-ability to love
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Today’s readings cover a rich array of topics. We read about the early disciples of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles and their work to start and to continue the Kingdom of God. We hear about a new Heaven and a new Earth and of a New Jerusalem descending…
Desire in the Life of the Christian
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Young Catholic Professionals, San Antonio Advent Retreat Reflection Video Listening to the reflection, when the time comes, watch This video and come back Recommended Spiritual Reading for Advent Abandonment to Divine Providence (or Sacrament of the Present Moment), Jean-Pierre de Caussade, transl. John Beevers, Link Broken Gods: Hope, Healing,…
