Prayer
Hymn of Praise
Each path Francis took on his journey to God led him to a single action: praise of God.
Sister Death
Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures. He saw them indeed as benevolent friends, as brothers and sisters—as family. And now even the reality of death itself becomes “Sister Death” ...
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Is Agnosticism a Sin?
I know that being an atheist is looked down upon, but I want to know if being an agnostic is a sin.
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Pray the Words of St. Francis
One of my favorite authors is the great Hoosier science fiction writer, Kurt Vonnegut. A theme he often plays with in many of his novels is the notion that human beings are becoming more machine-like in their dependence on technology ...
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Do Not Fear the Next Steps
Fear is human. It's universal. It's almost become a companion for some in these fractured times.
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You Are the Beloved
Maybe it’s my brain chemistry. I have no idea. But one of the things I’m always trying to remember whether it’s guilt, whether it’s shame, whether it’s regret, whether it’s future tripping, whatever it may be, when I slip into ...
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Origins of the Nicene Creed Explained
How did the Nicene Creed come about? In AD 325, 12 years after Christianity had become a “tolerated religion” in the Roman Empire, Emperor Constantine convoked and presided over the First Council of Nicaea (modern-day Izmir, Turkey). The council addressed ...
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