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How Jesus became Jesus: A conversation with Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy
“When he was conceived and born these saving acts were still in the future,” says the noted theologian and author of a new study of […]
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Essay
The wounds of Christ and the doubt of Thomas
It is not an accident that Thomas comes to faith, not by simply seeing an apparition of Jesus, but only after being instructed to pay […]
The Dispatch
Who is your Jesus?
When it comes down to it, many of us rather have a Jesus we’re comfortable with than conforming our lives to that one unique and […]
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Air turbulence and the Resurrection
It’s not possible to know the Risen Lord and to indulge in despair. […]
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“Behold! I tell you a mystery!”
The mysteries of the Incarnation and Resurrection are re-presented in every celebration of “the sacred mysteries” – Holy Mass – as Jesus is born in […]
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The Seven Last Words from the Cross: “It is consummated”
If most people were asked when Jesus’ hour of glory began, they would probably say Easter morning. But according to the Evangelist John, the hour […]
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Seven Last Words from the Cross: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Why evil? Why suffering? Why death? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God seem so far removed from it all? […]
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Nature is God’s prose, miracles are His poetry
Belief is serious business, and God wants no one to be duped for He is, as the traditional act of faith, declares, the One Who […]
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Doubt and faith in a secular age
Some Lenten lessons in belief from Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Mother Teresa, and Flannery O’Connor. […]
Sojourns with Schall
Suffering, salvation, and the mystery of an imperfect world
God cannot make us free and then make it absolutely certain that we do not reject Him. The whole point of divine and human love […]