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Christmas, Hanukkah,
and Strange Physics:
the Theology of Light

Bob Kurland December 20, AD2022 4 Comments

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness

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Confronting Your Darkest Fears With Light

Ida Adams September 16, AD2021 3 Comments

I will never minimize the bursts of light that have come my way during my life, still come. However, my main source of light is

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The Book of Eli and the Road to Redemption

Mark C. McCann March 16, AD2020 1 Comment

I had the opportunity just before the beginning of Lent to watch the movie The Book of Eli (Columbia Pictures, 2010). It is a seemingly

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Christ Be Our Light! Reflections on Christmas, Chanukkah, and Strange Physics

Bob Kurland December 6, AD2017 7 Comments

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness

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Seeing Others with the Light of Christ

Cynthia Millen July 19, AD2017 2 Comments

While staying in a remote rural hermitage in western Ireland, there happened to be one day and night that was totally clear — a rare

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Will He Find Faith on This Earth?

Stephanie H. To March 7, AD2017 10 Comments

“When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on this earth?” – Luke 18:8 Jesus concludes the parable of the persistent widow with

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Joining the Fellowship: Catholic Lessons from Tolkien

Anna Rose Meeds May 4, AD2015 3 Comments

Ragged stuffed animal and hidden depression as my constant companions, I discovered J.R.R. Tolkien during my awkward preteen years. My father, although never an enthusiastic

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Declaration of Independence: A Spiritual Angle

Susan Anne July 4, AD2014 2 Comments

With the 238th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence upon us, it seems fitting to ponder the price of freedom and the meaning of true

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