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The Gift of Humiliation
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Most every human being has likely been humiliated at some point in life. Humiliation comes in the form of exclusion, ostracism, ridicule, betrayal, abandonment, online shaming, and in endless other…
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Ephphatha
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Jesus tells us that healthy people do not need a physician, but sick people do. Spiritually speaking, we are all sick people. Jesus came to heal the sick and call…
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Down Before Up
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Recently as I reflected in prayer on the Baptism of our Lord, the Holy Spirit gave me a new insight. As we all know, baptism involves being plunged down before…
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Concrete Shoes
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Who would have thought that a song from a 1928 music drama about MacHeath, a cold-blooded, knife-wielding criminal from London’s underworld, would go on to become a huge hit. Yet,…
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Struggling To See God
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Some days we see God everywhere. We observe Him in nature, in the circumstances of the day and certainly in the people we encounter. Still there are other days when…
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Against Reason
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Most of us have a few sins from our past that haunt us. Some of us have recurring sins that we just cannot break free from. Like St. Paul, we…
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Eradicating Evil
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There is no doubt that evil exists in the world. Open the morning newspaper or turn on the evening news and evil is everywhere. Can anything be done to change…
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Jesus Embraced His Cross—Will We Embrace Ours?
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There are many types of crosses in the world; those we see, and those we carry. We see them everywhere. They come in every size and variety. Giant ones tower…
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Universal Inheritance
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As they grew up, a few of my children would say, “Thanks dad for passing on your allergies and asthma.” It’s true, we don’t just pass on our good genes…
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Deadly Side Effects
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We have all watched endless pharmaceutical commercials. They draw us in, peak our interest, and promise great results before quickly raddling off the potential side effects. The benefits must be…
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