Each December we pray for the key of David to come. What does it lock and unlock?
Faith Matters
Faithful responses to work, family, and everyday life
Image: Abbey of Our Lady of Saint-Remy, Wallonia, Belgium. Some rights reserved by Luca Galuzzi.
Most social problems are rooted in the failure of the strong to be gentle with others.
Instead of being an excuse for inaction, thoughts and prayers can turn us toward acts of love.
One tells us we can have anything we want. The other says our problems are someone else's fault.
Some things are worth keeping precisely because they will soon turn to dust.
Is there a center that can hold?
We need to learn to adjust our posture so our theology rings true.
His life had emerged from chaos, but he didn't have a bad word for anyone.
Pascal knew both the inconstancy of the human heart and the promise that we were made for glory.
At times, the cost of theological diversity is painfully clear.
Every step of my sister’s pilgrimage was a prayer, and I tried to follow in the path she made.
The ailing young man wanted to be face to face with God. I opened my shoebox.
How can we overcome our anxiety? And should we even try?
"I'm not afraid of marrying you," said the young groom. "I'm afraid of losing you."
Most religions acknowledge the contingencies and paradoxes of human life. Not this one.
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