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What makes one a Christian? How should Christian life be lived? Who decides what Christianity is? What did Jesus mean by the Kingdom of God? How can I grow in faith, love, and holiness?

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The Body is Wounded

The Body is Wounded

November 9, 2016
Bekah
Editor's Choice

The body is wounded. Broken for our transgressions. Presented for our healing. And divided again by our iniquities. A voice cries out in the wilderness:…

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A Great Mystery

A Great Mystery

November 7, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

A woman clothed with the sun calls forth from the ends of the earth, “Penance, penance, penance!” A fire never seen enflames the earth; the deserts…

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justice

The Injustice of Love

November 5, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

The flesh of God torn asunder; can theological concepts even come close?  Can my intellect take it in? Is salvation brought about by a proper…

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Idolatry, Apostasy, or Farce

Idolatry, Apostasy, or Farce

November 1, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

No blinders.  No closing of the eyes.  Let us look straight into reality and draw our conclusion. Church history is no prettier than the average…

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Your own Kind

Your own Kind

October 28, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

Do you recognize your own kind? To reject Mary is to reject heaven.  People think in terms of dogma or doctrine as if it were…

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We are Confused

We are Confused

October 24, 2016
Bekah
Editor's Choice

How long has it been since Pope John Paul II called for a New Evangelization?  It preceded my entrance into the Church 8 years ago by…

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Our Traveling Companion

Our Traveling Companion

October 20, 2016
Brian
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  “Lord Jesus, Who in the Eucharist make your dwelling among us and become our traveling companion, sustain our Christian communities so that they may…

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You want Gospel, I’ll Show You Gospel

You want Gospel, I’ll Show You Gospel

October 18, 2016
Steven Thomas
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Salvation is pure gift, and what is given to us from God?   His very self, communicating to us as much as we can handle. Bring…

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Awaken

Awaken

October 16, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

There’s this part in Dune that I would like to take hold of as ours in faith, oh children of Abraham, “The sleeper has awakened!”…

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Offensive Resistance

Offensive Resistance

October 12, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

Ignoring oppression will not make it flea.  In fact, the attack will be compounded.  If you are a Christian in complete armor you are armed…

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