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A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break
We usually measure power by what it can crush. The strong man is the one who can take your field, break your…
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Something Greater Is Here
A group of hungry men walk through a field on a Saturday, rub a few heads of grain between their palms, and…
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The Yoke That Gives Rest
We think rest means putting everything down. Fewer demands, fewer commitments, nobody’s yoke on our shoulders. So we spend years trying to…
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Guardians Of The Strait: What Pope Leo XIV Asks Of Us When The Sea Becomes A Weapon
The war between the United States and Iran is back, and the fighting has moved onto the water that carries a fifth…
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The Borrowed Blade
An axe splits a log, and for a second the blade looks powerful. But the blade did nothing. The arm behind it…
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If You Will Not Believe
We tend to treat belief like an opinion. Something we hold, keep on file, and carry in a back pocket in case…
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Faith That Costs Something
You can do everything right on paper and still miss God completely. Both of today’s readings put that in front of us…
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Let The Word Take Root
Every Catholic has heard good preaching, felt something stir, and then watched it evaporate by Monday. The homily lands on Sunday. By…
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Proclaim It From The Housetops
Most of us have learned to keep our faith quiet. We’ll talk about anything at the office: the weather, the game, the…
