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Father Bayer: Fides et Ratio, St. John Paul II on faith and reason

Tuesday, May 14, 20190177 Recently, we read a gospel passage that can make people cringe: the story of “doubting”Thomas (cf. Jn 20:19-31). This passage is, sadly, often interpreted as though...

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Father Esposito: The encounter between Job and the risen Christ

Friday, April 26, 20190293 I stumbled upon a question during Holy Week, one that moved quite gracefully from a thought-experiment to prayer: how would Job respond to the suffering of Christ on the...

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Father Dankasa: To forgive is to reclaim our hearts and minds

Friday, April 12, 20190326 One of the hardest virtues to practice is forgiveness. It’s even more difficult when we consider the different degrees of hurt and pain we have to endure when we are...

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Father Bayer: Forgiveness

Thursday, April 11, 20190534 What does it mean to forgive? Is forgiveness essentially a negative and cancelling force, that is, something that ignores an injury? Or is it a positive and creative...

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Father Esposito: The wonder of knowing as we are known

Friday, March 29, 20190261 I recall playing with my nephew Lucas, who was roughly 2 years old at the time. I held up a mirror to him, and asked him whose picture he saw in the mirror. He shouted,...

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Father Gollob: Our faith blooms anew during this holy season

Thursday, March 28, 20190254 Lent is just now building up steam and it is Spring already! Blossoms are abundant on the trees around our area which used to be called Fruitdale. The name was inspired...

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Father Dankasa: How prayer nourishes our spiritual lives

Thursday, March 14, 20190631 When I was serving as parochial vicar at St. Joseph parish in Richardson, I observed something about the trees in the courtyard that amazed me. If you’re familiar with...

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Father Rangel: Forgiving others is the greatest Lenten practice

Wednesday, March 13, 20190441 One of the actions that most reminds us of the great dignity we have after being created in the image and likeness of God is forgiveness.

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Father Dankasa: Learn to listen to one another