Reflections on the Gospel, #6: Fulfillment Offered to You
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and
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Reflections On Salvation, #7: When I Want to do Right, Evil Lies Close at Hand
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin. I do not understand my own
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Dying and rising In union with Christ: On All Souls Day
Any confidence we have about our beloved dead, any confidence we have as we consider our own future deaths, comes
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Every Knee Will Bend
At the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth
The Good Fruits of Division
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; for
St. Bartholomew: From Despair to Discipleship and a Heavenly Destiny
We must always approach Christ with “no duplicity” in us, as did Nathanael, ready to receive God’s self-revelation in Christ
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The Sin of Treating God as if He Were a Bad Man (Luke 19:20-23)
Then the other servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a
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Are You Saved?
Are you Saved? This is a question that can trip up a lot of Catholics. It usually comes from a
Saints Peter and Paul: Models of suffering and perseverance in faith
Sometimes, when we think of following the authorities in our lives we think of “toeing the line.” But following the
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Reflections on Salvation, #6: “He causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust”
You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I
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