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Art of living Well

Learning to Rest in the Word

We are addicted to doing. It is one of the most infectious addictions that plague the Church and those dedicated to serving her. The prejudice underlying this addiction is that more activity is always better than less and that the...

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The Catholic Genius

St. Peter and St. Paul had very different roles within the Church. St. Peter was the solid leader who guided the Church through very difficult times. To him was given the authority to govern the Church and to be the...

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Stirring the Affections

Prayer is not just a head game. One of the real dangers in our prayer lives is that our meditation stays on the level of the intellect and does not permeate the entirety of our human nature. When we pray,...

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Exploring the Word

One of the favorite past times of seminarians at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is exploring the many unused buildings that populate the seminary grounds. I am not an expert in how these things work, but I think that some personalities...

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Entering into the Word

Even before we understand the concept of prayer, we are initiated into its rhythms. When we are raised in the faith, we learn the words to many prayers long before their true meaning begins to become intelligible to our still...

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Communicating with God

Our relationship with God is at its heart an interpersonal exchange. Although the ways we relate to our Lord in prayer are fundamentally different from how we relate to our spouses and our neighbors, there are also similarities that can...

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Learning to See

In the Eucharist, we peer into the mystery which is at the heart of all creation. Through such adoration, our lives slowly begin to imitate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Entering into this dynamism of transformation changes...

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Purity of Heart

We have all heard the Gospel passage, “Where your treasure is, there also your heart will be” (Mt 6:21), and the idea seems simple enough. We dedicate time to God, we do the things that are good, and we treat...

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on the desires of youth

Youth: I want to live well, like a bull charging into the moment, the electricity of motion I want to live like fire, contagious consumed spreading. Sage: it all comes back to fundamental questions Freedom is found in asking, seeking...