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Memento Mori

“Remember, Oh man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.” This phrase from the Ash Wednesday liturgy – the Consolatio – may

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Light of Hope

With all the confusion and uncertainties of today, how do we keep the light of hope burning bright for all to see? When hope dims,

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Hope: The Virtue of Not Yet

Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint This discussion about the virtue of hope is not about hope expressed in statements like, “I hope Coach Payton can work

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Reason to Rejoice

I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon, but oftentimes, I don’t feel like rejoicing when I enter the House of the Lord. God knows we

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Faith: How to Keep It

Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross My hour of prayer begins as I approach the thirteenth Station. The focus of this station is the

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faithful stewards

O Faithful Stewards!

What is our reason for living? One of our duties on earth is to be faithful stewards of God’s creations. We live for a purpose

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Culture Shock, conversion

A Lesson from Easter

In the world’s broad field of battle, in the bivouac of life, be not like dumb driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust

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A Letter to a Tired Friend

“I am tired of praying.” This is what I heard my friend whisper tiredly, almost unwillingly. The words hung in the air, lingering as if

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