Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

Cardinal Virtues

One time I was teaching a group of eighth-graders about sin. One boy raised his hand and said, “I really don’t want to sin. Would

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Art
Anja Renkes

Longing for Eternal Love

Right Panel: Loch na Chara (36 by 24 inches) Dia Dhuit! (God be with you in Irish/Gaelic) This article and painting are part three of

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Religion
Fr. Gerald Musa

God Loves You So Much

The irony of love, people say, is that we ignore those who adore us and adore those who ignore us; we hurt those who love

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Joy Is Worth the Cost

Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has

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Columnists
Nicene Guy

Lent and Love

What is the point of the Lenten sacrifices [1]? Why do we fast on some days, abstain from meat on others, and then also give

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Movies
Kat Larson

Listen to Him

I am the typical Colorado girl, although I have not lived in that state for over three years. I grew up in the shadow of

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spiritual maturity
Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Spiritual Maturity

It struck me the other day that these First Readings during Lent all have a common theme: they tell the story of Salvation History through

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

Silent Retreat: Prayer

Spending 2.5 days in silence was certainly a new and enriching experience for me and my spiritual life. I wrote and read so much, it’s

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Cleansing of the Temple, El Greco (1591)
Scripture
Fr. Gerald Musa

Signs and Signposts

One Sunday morning I set out very early to go for a 7:00 a.m. Mass in a parish that was about 110 kilometers away. The

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Columnists
Nicene Guy

Temptation and Lenten Penance

During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to

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Columnists
Nicholas Lye

Blasphemy against the Spirit

‘Let anyone blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and he will never have forgiveness: he is guilty of an eternal sin.’ This was because they were

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

Paradox of the Cross

I remember the very first time I saw my client’s medicine box, my heart shattered. Seeing especially the young ones (those in their 20s), eating

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Career
Jean Elizabeth Seah

Certainty

Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Rogers The object of opening the mind,

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Prayer
Marissa Standage

Why Sacrifice for Lent?

It’s two weeks now since Ash Wednesday, and most Catholics have given up some desirable thing as a sacrifice. For instance, most families I know

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