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Whatever Happened to Sin?
(Pius XII warned in 1946 that the worst sin of the twentieth century was the loss of the sense of sin. In Sunday's Gospel, Christ challenges and rebukes the hypocritical Pharisees so unaware of...
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Why Confess Our Sins?
The Catholic Encyclopedia explains that a sacrament “is an outward sign instituted by Christ to impart grace to the soul.” All Christians believe in at least one sacrament: Baptism. Some Protestants allow more than...
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Holy Mary of Nazareth
(On this vigil of the Annunciation, when Mary's fiat changed the course of history forever, here are some words of preparation from contributor Carl Sundell). Editor
What pain Christ must have suffered
As the nails were...
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The Power of Prayer
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. - Soren Kierkegaard
Does prayer work?
First we should define what prayer is, and is not. It is not the merely automatic utterance of pious...
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What Is Holiness?
(In light of today's Gospel, on the calling of Levi, and our Lord eating with 'tax collectors and sinners', here are some fitting words on what holiness means from contributor Carl Sundell).
Pope Benedict XVI...
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Is the Resurrection Believable?
(As a pre-Lenten meditation on this Eighth Sunday, here is an apologia from Carl Sundell on the truth of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. After all, as Saint Paul himself...
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Was Bertrand Russell Happy?
Everyone wants to know what happiness is and how to get it.(*) The philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was no exception. He first published his little book The Conquest of Happiness in 1930 and it...
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Saint Damien of Molochai
(In light of the recent memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, who also worked amongst the lepers of Hawaii, and who nursed Father Damian on his deathbed, here is a reflection by Carl Sundell on...
