Tag: christianity
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The Ministry of Motherhood: A Mother’s Day Reflection
This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day, a time of reflection, a time for gratitude. I think about and miss my mom, God rest her soul, whose legacy is elegant in its simplicity. As I reflect on this Mother’s Day, I think not only of my mom, but those mothers I…
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Dying, Rising, Ascending – The Triple Crown of Glory
Next week is Ascension Thursday – an important commemoration in Christianity, marking Jesus’ leaving Earth and rejoining His heavenly Father. Contemplating the brutality of Jesus’ Passion and the splendor of the Resurrection, I wonder if the theological significance of the Ascension is overshadowed in its importance to the Christian promise and…
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Light Of The World
After a rainy winter where we live, the sunshine lately has been most welcome – a reminder that in the beginning creation was formless, empty and dark … and then there was light. (Genesis 1:1-3) What is it about light that is so life-giving, and a source of re-creation?
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“What, Me Worry?”
This past week a Word On Fire Show episode featuring Bishop Robert Barron stated: “A recent article in The Atlantic highlights the crisis of isolation befalling the United States. Americans have never been—or felt—more solitary, especially the younger generations. And the consequences are often fatal:…
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What Do You See?
How do you know when you know someone? I don’t mean to know their name, know where they live, know what they do to make a living; not those kinds of things. Though that sort of information can be helpful – it tends to be among the first details we…
