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Second Sunday of Advent

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Mt. 3:1   THE HEALING POWER OF FAITH These words highlight the cover of December 2016’s National Geographic magazine. They scroll ...

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A Thanksgiving Memory of a Near Tragedy

Back when our daughter, Maureen, was almost two, I ran over her with my car. I was parked in our driveway and was leaving to go somewhere – I don’t ...

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When Church Doesn’t Feel Like a Spiritual Place

“As a child,” writes Annika Freese in a recent issue of America magazine, “I could never find God in his house. “Sitting in Mass I felt like a machine that ...

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Lessons from a Baseball Team

Many of you may not be sports fans, but this post is not about sports. It’s not even about my favorite baseball team, the Kansas City Royals, who – even ...

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Religion without God?

The search for God, to say nothing of belonging to a religion, has its costs. It requires sincerity, perseverance and patience, with oneself and with God. And it requires a ...

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The “Cities” Within

One of many widely propagated myths is that there is a basic conflict between science and faith. It is promoted on both sides, even though the tenets of neither support ...