Religion is not for the sake of social order

In the divine economy of grace, sin and failure become the base metal and raw material for the redemption experience itself. Much of organized religion, however, tends to be peopled by folks who have a mania for some ideal order, which is never the case, so they are seldom happy...
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A Call to be One

As a people, we are at a crossover moment. It is a call to all of us to be our best, our least superficial, our most serious about what it means to be a Christian as well as a citizen. . . . Where in the midst of such polarization and national disunity is even the hope of oneing,...
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Teresa’s Bookmark

One of Teresa of Avila’s most famous teachings is a poem known as “Teresa’s Bookmark” that was found in her own prayer book after her death: Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing upset you. Everything changes. God alone is unchanging. With patience all things are possible. Whoever...
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The Title Christ Loved

The reader should take note that the disciples did not once call him by that title Son of Man. It was particularly Christ who used it. … Christ’s use of the title Son of Man is an elevation of his humanity and at the same time a declaration of his divinity. The Son of...
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Incarnation Prayer

O Lord Jesus Christ, make me worthy to understand the profound mystery of your holy incarnation, which you have worked for our sake and for our salvation. Truly there is nothing so great and wonderful as this, that you, my God, who are the creator of all things, should become a...
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