Reflections on Two Hundred Years of Herman Melville: Part III: Into the Vortex by Leonard Engel

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The third and final installment of an in-depth look at the spiritual, metaphysical, and moral questions of Melville's masterpiece.

The Compassion of Jesus Is Our Greatness by Gene Ciarlo

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How different would our relationship to Jesus, to God, and to one another be if we lived not to be saved from the clutches of evil and eternal death but to give our lives in service to one another?

Striking Rock-Hard Stubbornness to Find Refreshing Grace by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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Wells are everywhere. In every desert place, for every desert person, we are oases witnessing to the Lord’s strength.

The Holy Family by Paul Nyklicek

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There is no human being anywhere on this planet that isn’t our brother or sister. There is no animal or plant that isn’t a relative. The land, the water, and the air are members of the same family to which we all belong.

The Forgotten Work of Mercy by Hank Mattimore

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The aim of prison ministry is not to admonish others for what they have done but to enter into relationship, provide compassion, and, above all, to listen.

Writer’s Statement: On Beauty by Wally Swist

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There are times when we seem to have an overview of our lives, when we view them as a tapestry that has been woven together of apparently disparate events but which we can now see as exhibiting a pattern.

Reflections on Two Hundred Years of Herman Melville: Part II: Questing Souls at Sea by Leonard Engel

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"[W]henever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off—then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can."

Christ the King by Fr. Ryan Lerner

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The concern for the environment is about the creation that God has entrusted to us as stewards on behalf of others, on behalf of the entire human family with whom we share this world today and the unborn many who will one day live in it.

Rosary Catholics and a New Church by Hank Mattimore

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Relearning to pray the rosary, one bead at a time.

We Live in a Safe Universe in Spite of Everything by Ed Burns

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Jesus knew that we were—and are—capable of betrayal and abandonment and treachery and cruelty. But he opted to stay with us anyway, to the point where he was willing to endure the mystery of evil itself.