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A Sufficient Creed

Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:45

Several years ago, a friend of mine made a very un-Hollywood type of marriage proposal to his fiancé: He was in his mid-forties and had suffered a number of disillusioning heartbreaks, some of which, by his own admission, were his own fault, the result of feelings shifting unexpectedly on his part.

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‘My thoughts are not your thoughts’

Friday, 16 September 2011 00:00

Life’s not fair. That’s what most children are taught at an early age. They fight, and one gets punished more than the other. Or some delicious dessert is served, and one thinks the other got more. “It’s not fair,” they protest. “Life’s not fair,” adults often respond.

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Catechetical Sunday 2011: ‘Do This in Memory of Me’

Wednesday, 14 September 2011 09:00

This year, the Church throughout the United States celebrates Catechetical Sunday on September 18. The theme, “Do This in Memory of Me,” focuses on the Eucharist as the supreme catechetical and formational moment in the life of the community.

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Christ as cosmic

Tuesday, 06 September 2011 15:42

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, in one of his dialogues with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, was once asked: "What are you trying to do?"

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Feeding off life's sacred fire

Friday, 02 September 2011 00:00

See the wise and wicked ones, who feed upon life's sacred fire. That's a lyric from a song by Gordon Lightfoot that tries to interpret the struggle going on in the heart of Miguel de Cervantes' mythical hero, Don Quixote. Goodness separates him from the world, even as he understands that wickedness has the same source.

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.