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God, Adam, creation

The Maker’s Joy: Reflections on Human Creation and Divine Satisfaction

Dennis Dillon August 29, AD2025 No Comments

There is a unique satisfaction that comes from catching a fish on a lure you fashioned with your own hands. There’s nothing else quite like

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People Are All Made of the Same Clay

Julie Machado May 11, AD2021 2 Comments

I still vividly remember my best friend’s speech on domestic violence for the Speech and Debate Club in high school I also participated in. It

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Dear Mother Whose Oldest Child is Under 6

Julie Machado November 8, AD2020 9 Comments

Before I had kids, I would look at the children I knew and the students I taught and would comment about how they were badly

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To Love Is To Keep Moving Forward

Autumn Jones December 17, AD2015 2 Comments

“To love is to keep moving forward” – Pope Francis A little over a month ago, I went to see my friend Georgia in Colorado

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Not Above the Law: Speeding Tickets and Humility

Autumn Jones July 15, AD2013 3 Comments

I knew it the instant I passed him on the two-lane highway. Red and blue lights flashed. He pulled over, flipped a U-turn and was

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