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Immaculate Conception of Love

Immaculate Conception of Love

September 6, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

Over the last two decades I have been a collector of sin in various ways, only this time around much of the sin was not my own, but the sin of others. Like an accumulation of pain and heartbreak. From disappointments to private isolation, from betrayals to rejections.

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My Son, My Son

My Son, My Son

August 5, 2012
Steven Thomas
Personal Experience

I held Him in my arms and began to shake, my son, lifeless and still warm. I kissed him and told him that I loved…

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Catholic Quote of the Day - July 29, 2012

Catholic Quote of the Day – July 29, 2012

July 29, 2012
Bekah
Catholic Quote of the Day

Jesus did not come to explain suffering, but to fill it with his presence. – Paul Claudel

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The Mystery of Redemptive Pain

The Mystery of Redemptive Pain

June 26, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

My Lord and my God.  In agony, the suffering of a bloody Lord is the only remedy of a broken heart.  Often I have imagined…

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