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Unbelievable! (Two)

Monday, I started a series on Things the Church Has Decided Not to Believe. I’m not going to recapitulate the entire introduction here; if you really want to find it, you can look up my post of July 28th. The big idea, … Continue reading

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St. James of Jerusalem

Today is the feast of St. James of Jerusalem, the brother of Our Lord. The readings for today contain one of the most heart-rendingly beautiful unfulfilled prophecies in Scripture: “Behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. … Continue reading

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Senseless Beauty, Part One Plus One

I often pick up pieces of paper that I find on the ground if I notice that they have handwriting on them.  Most often they are folded or crumpled and I smooth them out and read words that were never … Continue reading

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In Communion

My wish for everyone is that there would be one moment in your life when you knew, without any doubt, that God existed.  One such moment in my life was hearing Gregorio Allegri’s setting of Psalm 51, Miserere Mei, Deus … Continue reading

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