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  Are you for God’s Kingdom?

  Dec 08, 2023

  Advent began last Sunday with a call to be alert and vigilant; to be awake and attentive to God’s grace at work in our lives.

  
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  The gift of self

  Dec 08, 2023

  I have supported a safe house for girls and women-at-risk for nearly 30 years now.

  
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  Health and human rights — Promoting access to health and healing

  Dec 08, 2023

  On this World Human Rights Day, observed annually on December 10, let us take time to acknowledge mental health as a fundamental human right.

  
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  Rickard “Rick” Gaillardetz — RIP

  Dec 08, 2023

  No community should botch its deaths. Mircea Eliade said that. What underlies his wisdom here is the truth that what we cease to celebrate we will soon cease to cherish.

  
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  Advent - A time of reflection and expectation

  Dec 01, 2023

  As we begin our journey of Advent, we embark on a journey of waiting, a season of anticipation, and a call to keep ourselves alert and prepared for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  
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  Sources of catechesis

  Dec 01, 2023

  The Directory of Catechesis (DC, 90-109) identifies seven key sources from which catechesis draws its content.

  
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  Reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas

  Dec 01, 2023

  We are now in the season of Advent, a significant liturgical season in the Catholic Church that marks the beginning of the liturgical year leading up to Christmas.

  
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  Making abortion unthinkable

  Dec 01, 2023

  Think of a new-born baby. In your mind’s eye marvel at the beauty, the complexity, the mystery of this tiny human being.

  
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  The pew and the academy

  Dec 01, 2023

  Circles of piety and the academy of theology are not enemies. They need to befriend each other.

  
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  Awaiting the Christ in Advent

  Dec 01, 2023

  Advent is a time of waiting. As a child, it was all about awaiting Christmas Day itself. That was the ultimate goal!