free will, agency

Are Tools Taking Over?

Henry David Thoreau was a nineteenth-century American philosopher who could remind one in a few words about timeless and timely issues we face today in

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our father, lord's prayer, pater noster

Making College Sacramental

This column is addressed to college students, although older people might find it helpful too. Not only is it for those who are about to

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Independence Day

Catholics Can Survive Election 2016!

The nomination circus has ended, the major party conventions are in the books, and the official presidential campaigns are now well underway. The election in November

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Thank God For Tradition

When I became a Catholic at 19, I was overjoyed to discover a wealth of wisdom and teaching on prayer, spirituality and the faith. It

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rainbow, hope, promise, future

Waiting Out the Storm

  “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure,

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It Takes Two to Two Step

“To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak” – Hopi Indian Saying I’ve been dancing a lot lately – two step, cha cha, waltz,

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People of Progress

“Holiness does not consist in not making mistakes or never sinning. Holiness grows with capacity for conversion, repentance, willingness to begin again”  – Pope Benedict

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