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Category: Guest Opinion

Take courageous action this Advent

Posted on Dec 16, 2021Dec 14, 2021 in Guest Opinion
Take courageous action this Advent

Advent is a time of anticipation for the celebration of the birth of Christ and a time to reflect on …Read More

The sacrament of confirmation: A call to express spiritual gifts in a corporeal way

Posted on Dec 9, 2021Dec 8, 2021 in Guest Opinion
The sacrament of confirmation: A call to express spiritual gifts in a corporeal way

Sarah Adams SAU Theological Perspective Immediate images that come to mind when one recalls the sacrament of confirmation may be …Read More

Advent patience

Posted on Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021 in Guest Opinion
Advent patience

The day after Halloween I heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” on the radio. Carey’s classic, …Read More

Find the light of hope and refuse to let the darkness win

Posted on Nov 25, 2021Nov 24, 2021 in Guest Opinion
Find the light of hope and refuse to let the darkness win

As November ends, darkness seems to close in on us. The bright leaves of earlier weeks have fallen and had …Read More

‘We become what we behold’

Posted on Nov 18, 2021Nov 17, 2021 in Guest Opinion
'We become what we behold’

By Dr. Tim Millea “We become what we behold.” The English poet, William Blake, wrote those prophetic words more than …Read More

Inviting Christ to be friend and king

Posted on Nov 18, 2021Nov 17, 2021 in Guest Opinion
Inviting Christ to be friend and king

I’m not going to lie. When I hear the Solemnity of “Christ the King” is coming, I kind of scratch …Read More

The sacrament of baptism and its restorative power

Posted on Nov 11, 2021Nov 10, 2021 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The sacrament of baptism and its restorative power

By Matthew Coomber I fondly remember the wonder I felt as a little boy during the baptismal liturgy. Light reflecting …Read More

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