A Moment of Grace

Quoted from The Ragamuffing Gospel, p. 92-93:
A story is told about Riorello LaGuardia, who, when he was mayor of New York City during the worst days of the Great Depression and all of World War II, was called by adoring New Yorkers ‘the Little Flower’ because he was only five foot four and always wore a [...]

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The God Who Speaks

Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend of mine about the ways that God has been speaking to her lately. She said that she used to hear people talk about “God told me this” or “God told me that” and she always wondered, “How do you know that God said that?” or “How [...]

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The Authority of a Child

I was driving on a windy road in a small residential area yesterday evening. Glancing in my rear view mirror, I noticed a line of cars. When the road straightened enough to get a god look, I counted maybe 10 or 12 trailing behind me. It’s a pretty road, with lots of [...]

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After the Fray

In How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill paints a picture of ancient Irish culture by discussing Tain Bo Cuailnge, an Irish prose epic. In the story, the hero-warriors Cuchulainn (pronounced koo-hool-n) and Ferdia are foster brothers who love and fight for one another. They trained together under the same master and fight beside one [...]

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The Soul Dissed-Satisfied

Every day I am ready to be murdered, betrayed, enslaved — whatever may come my way.
-St. Patrick
I wonder about our willingness to endure “whatever may come our way” for the sake of something greater than ourselves. I wonder about how we in the “West” handle suffering and pain and what we do with it. [...]

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Peace in the Storm

Yesterday my 10 year-old nephew and I took a walk during a storm. The rain had slacked and the sun was trying its hardest to peer through the dark and ominous clouds overhead. It has been a stormy season, with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms pounding the midwest relentlessly.
What made our walk really good [...]

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Conversatio Morum

NEWS?

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All of us have hang-ups when it comes to praying. Sometimes we get tripped up and stumble around for awhile trying to figure out how to pray. Some of us at various times wonder if we should pray. At other times, we know we can, we know we should, [...]

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