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Who Rules Your Life?

Sometimes a life of faith can feel overwhelming, more like a burden than a gift of grace.
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What Are you Called to Do?

The community so admired Benedict the African (1526–1589), their cook, that they named him as superior although he was not a priest. Benedict served a single term, then went back to the kitchen because he believed his gifts were better ...
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Let Go of the Hurt

Search your heart for a lingering resentment about a difficult encounter or conversation, recent or longstanding.
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Spiritual Weeding

Have you ever weeded a garden? It is a very important practice, yet it can be frustrating as well. You must get down on your hands and knees and carefully pull them out by the roots unless you want them ...
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God Is Right Here

When we pray and seek out God, we are often led right to what’s already here in our lives.
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Family Challenges

Family is at the core of our social structure. But sometimes we take our families for granted or even experience deep rifts with some of our loved ones.
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I Know You’re There, God

Recently, as I drove home from work, I hit a patch of dense mist rising from the river. Even my fog lights were useless. I knew the road was still there—I’d traveled it hundreds of times—but I was scared. Sometimes, ...
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