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Messiah or Mouthpiece?
Concerning theological and historical presentism And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ So they answered and said, ‘John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say…
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Householders
The Mystery of being in the world “A householder is one who practices his or her religion, not apart like a monk in a cloister, but in the real world. Raising a family. Practicing a profession. Engaged actively in community” (Pressfield, The Artist’s Journey 173) “‘For this cause a man will leave his father and…
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The Art of Arts
Becoming a professional “The soul of the Christian needs to be refined and sensitive, to have sensibility and wings, to be constantly in flight and to live in dreams, to fly through infinity, among the stars, amidst the greatness of God, amidst silence. Whoever wants to become a Christian must first become a poet” (St.…
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The Eucharist and You pt. i
An end of the year reflection The Mysteries, or Sacraments, of the Church are not a magic trick nor can be understood through the Roman Catholic lens of transubstantiation. The bread and wine are not changed into anything; it is not a transformation that is taking place, rather, it is a revelation of the underlying…
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Being and Nothingness
Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Winter I turned sixteen in a Holiday Inn overlooking I-85 in Commerce, Ga fourteen years ago. I was starting my sophomore year at Jefferson High School wearing a Georgia bulldogs brand polo shirt and flip-flops I bought at Jay’s department store so that I had something clean for my first…
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May Peace Consume Us All
Finding peace in a peaceful world “In time past, when heresies prevailed, many chose death through martyrdom and various tortures. Now, when we through the grace of Christ live in a time of profound and perfect peace, we learn for sure that cross and death consist in nothing else than complete mortification of self-will. He…
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The Artist's Way
Drawing from the deepest well “Therefore, I say and testify to in the Lord that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind. They are darkened in their understanding, cut off from God’s life because of their ignorance and because of the hardening of their…
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