Category: Religion
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Ministry of Tears: A Lenten Sentiment – Part I
“Jesus Wept.” As we move toward Holy Week, I was “moved” to reflect on the magnitude of what it means when the Lord of the Universe shed tears of emotion on behalf of a friend and then again for humanity. https://the-spirit-moves-in-wondrous-ways.com/2025/04/04/ministry-of-tears-a-lenten-sentiment-part-i/
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Mirror Image of Faith: A Reflection
This essay explores the spiritual symbolism of mirrors and light, connecting reflections on biblical references to the spiritual experience of seeing God’s presence. It emphasizes the importance of light in perception and faith, suggesting that understanding oneself involves vulnerability. Ultimately, it highlights the promise of a deeper knowledge of God…
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The Generous Master
Life is full of choices. One might argue that is what life is – a series of one choice after another. That’s a good thing though, right? That is what free will is all about, the ability to choose. But there is nothing free about free will if each choice…
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Embodied Experience: An Incarnational Ministry of Presence
As a hospital Chaplain I have encountered patients and families facing end-of-life care decisions on a number of occasions. One of my earliest experiences stands out as formative, partly because my mom had recently passed away while under home hospice care. We can never know precisely what others are going…
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Gratitude: An Antidote To Indifference
“Mankind has never been so rich, yet it reaches astounding heights of moral and spiritual destitution because of the poverty of our interpersonal relationships and the globalization of indifference.” (Robert Cardinal Sarah) And there it is, the real pandemic afflicting our world, moral relativism, and its accompanying indifference.
