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Protection Against Fear and Worry

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Mar 18, 2020

Mental and emotional pressures are increasing due to our contemporary lifestyle. The remedy for these pressures could be summed up in one word: peace. I refer to peace not in the connotation of the absence of war, but in the sense of personal fulfillment, completeness, and rest. There are two primary enemies of peace: fear and worry. Each of them …

Faith to See

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Feb 19, 2020

I live in Missouri, “the Show-Me State.” I was not consulted about this slogan because I was not alive when they made it up. Had I been asked, I would not have voted for it. It doesn’t resonate with me because it reflects a lack of imagination. Demanding proof up front is the best way to stop imagination in its …

The Mystery of the Wise Men

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Nov 13, 2019

It’s Christmas Eve and billowing drifts of snow are racing across the frozen waters of Clear Lake. My brother, three sisters, and I are scrambling to get our best clothes on, just in time to pile into our slightly worn station wagon and head to midnight Mass. As the youngest of five children, it was hard to pay attention through …

When Life Overwhelms

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Sep 27, 2019

Does your heart ever feel overwhelmed? Perhaps you are disheartened by your inability to meet everyone’s expectations and demands. Honestly, there are days in my life when my heart vacillates between being raw with paralyzing frustration and being stimulated by a thousand agitations. Continuously, the floods of demands, disciplines, people, chores, habits, vices, and commitments create a massive quagmire in …