By 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 …
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We 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 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 …
Continue readingWe all need a stable identity. The question, “Who am I?”, even if it can’t be ultimately answered in life, must be able to sink into fertile soil. We need a name. This is, in almost everyway, the fundamental battleground …
Continue readingYou don’t have to read very much of the Bible to realize the central importance of idols. The basic flow of the Old Testament is: 1) God makes a covenant with his people, 2) the people of God commit spiritual …
Continue readingThe opposite of faith is not doubt, but unbelief. The mental unrest of doubt is natural to faith. Trials of doubt can be a kind of suffering that can purify and intensify our faith. Like a shadow reveals the presence …
Continue readingBy: Mary Rzepka Today, while reflecting on one of the daily meditations from the Magnificat for the Octave of Easter, a few lines, written by Sr. Aemiliana Löhr, particularly struck me. She says, The true height and fulfillment of the …
Continue readingBy Ali Hoffman I hate New Year’s resolutions. I’m horrible at them. For me, they fade away into oblivion sometime mid-February (or let’s be real, mid-January) and overall I feel like a failure even when it hasn’t even hit March …
Continue readingMost everybody is looking for peace. Paradoxically sometimes, after a little while of trying to live the Christian life seriously, we find ourselves having less peace. And, what’s more, we get bent out of shape about it. The little thought …
Continue readingHere is a great Advent song that uncovers the truth discussed in the last post: “I am a need for God.” This song exposes our inner poverty and nakedness. And, in it, we meet the wounds and glory of Jesus.
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