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A nearly three-thousand-year-old epic has sparked renewed interest among modern readers with the release of this year’s summer blockbuster The Odyssey. First orated in front of live audiences, then written down into a long-form poem and subsequently translated, novelized, and developed across other mediums, there’s no shortage of forms that the Odyssey—like Athena within the story—has shape-shifted into.
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In adoration last week, I noticed Fruit Loops scattered on the floor under the pew in front of me. I started fretting over them—where did they come from? A child must have dropped them earlier in the day. How long had they been there?
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My Son, the Cleric The countdown to the priesthood begins.By Jim Moore, Contributing Writer Recently, I was outside pulling grass that always seems to grow better in the seams of our sidewalk than it does on our lawn. It makes me wish our HOA would approve all-rock landscaping. With apologies to Joni Mitchell, I might […]
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It’s not as if he’s an obscure saint. Christians around the world are fully aware of the huge role he played in salvation history. After all, during Advent and into the Christmas season, there are tons of images of him up in stores and homes standing right next to Mary and the newborn baby Jesus.
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St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun and mystic known as the Apostle of Divine Mercy, left behind a remarkable spiritual legacy in her Diary, where she recorded her profound encounters with Jesus. Her writings emphasize the transformative power of suffering—a theme central to Christian spirituality. For St. Faustina, suffering was not merely an affliction to […]
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Written by guest blog writer, Sr. Christina M. Neumann Sharing one’s story isn’t always easy. However, as a Franciscan sister, it’s something I’ve been asked to do from time to time. On one such instance, I sat down beforehand to think and pray more about what I would say. As I did so, my four […]
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