The following article was written by Patty Breen I am so sick and tired of this. As a woman and a Christian, it makes me angry that I live in a world where I constantly hear stories of women …
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Find the original post at Sarah Prosser’s blog. A little over a week ago, I surveyed my apartment, taking one last visual inventory of almost every worldly possession I own. As I walked down the stairs of my apartment building, …
Continue readingWhat is the deepest meaning of being a Catholic? It is being a disciple of Jesus. This is what JPII, who always referred to Mary as the first disciple of Christ, called the ‘Marian profile’ of the faith. Mary, he …
Continue readingI hate the dentist office. I hate scheduling the 6-month check-up. I hate the smell of the office. I hate the little suction thing that takes out all your spit. I hate the way the dentist tries to talk …
Continue readingBy Sarah Prosser The primary purpose of the sacred author was the edification of his co-religionists in a time when they had experienced suffering and oppression. . . [t]o convey his message he made use of the most popular religious …
Continue readingOver the summer, I took a group of teens from our youth ministry to the youth conference at Franciscan University. It is exhausting and amazing all rolled into one, but never ceases to be one of my favorite places to …
Continue readingA few weeks ago, I had the privilege of traveling to Orlando, Florida for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Convocation of Catholic Leaders. Bishop Boyea from the Diocese of Lansing invited me to join his delegation so …
Continue readingWe think the gospel is the ABCs of the Christian life. “Of course, Jesus died for my sins – now, let me take it from here.” No. We need to hear the gospel time after time, year after year, because …
Continue readingThe Christian story (Creation à Fall à Israel à Jesus à Kingdom/Church/Restoration) is the story of God’s initiative, action and accomplishments. The narrative is “God saves us” – in every thing, in every way. We are not spectators, but we …
Continue readingWhat is the Christian view of the human person? Who are we? What is our ultimate potential, our destiny, our shape? What does it mean to be an excellent human being? The last great master of Western Christendom before the …
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