Notes from a Friar: A Closer Look at Heaven
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
July 31, 2023
Eternity will be the revelation not only of all God’s love and goodness, but also of all that we have meant to each other.
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Embracing Our Own Mortality
Kyle Kramer
June 23, 2023
Living a deep, intentional, fully present, values-aligned life is one of the most pleasurable and satisfying things you can do in the face of your mortality.
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In Search of Answers
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 31, 2023
Reflect I am once again trying to wrap my head around the news of another school shooting. In the blink of an eye, another six people are gone, three of them children. As a mom, these constant shootings terrify me. ...
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Let Us Pray: When Words Fall Short
Stephen Copeland
January 19, 2023
How do I begin writing about prayer when I have not felt like praying?
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Notes from a Friar: The Hour of Our Death
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
November 2, 2022
No one dies alone, whether a soldier on the battlefield or a poor, abandoned person in an alleyway.
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Purgatory and Praying for the Dead
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 12, 2020
A Christian friend says that the Bible contains no references to purgatory. What is the basis for the Church’s teaching about this? Why do Catholics pray for the dead?
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