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Monthly Archives: March 2015

Longing for Death

March 30, 2015by René Breuel Leave a comment

Adolf Hitler spent a fortune in 1936 to buy a painting and hang it in his office. A secluded isle, surrounded by the boundless mysterious sea, is approached by a […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

And then, what?

March 26, 2015by Hélder Favarin 2 Comments

“Eat your vegetables”, parents will often advise their children at the table. A few years ago, however, the common advice in Europe was very different: “Be careful with raw vegetables.” An […]

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Making a Difference

Thank You. For Now

March 23, 2015by Ryan Leave a comment

The mind of a teenage boy is, I am discovering, a fearful and wonderful thing. Beautiful, strange, unpredictable, irrational, surprisingly generous, unspeakably kind, maddening… All within a few hours, sometimes. […]

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Old Wisdom Meets New Trends for Faith and Families

March 19, 2015by Paul McClure Leave a comment

The latest findings from the Pew Forum show that religious attendance and affiliation have continued to drop over the last three decades in the United States, a nation long considered […]

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Housekeeping, Making a Difference

Evening lights

March 16, 2015by Guests Leave a comment

I was returning from Rome recently and flying back to my home town of Turin in northern Italy. It was evening and as we flew in as I glanced out […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

Life Surprises

March 9, 2015by René Breuel 1 Comment

We might just learn that we live in a universe more gracious and more benevolent than we thought, a place of discipline and hard work but also of little surprises and opportunities just around the corner, a reality being redeemed by providence, generosity, and grace. Even for bank robbing small time crooks.

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

A Life Well Lived

March 5, 2015by René Breuel Leave a comment

The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C died on Thursday, February 26, at the age of 97. Fr. Ted, as he was known, served as the president of the University of Notre […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

The Prayer You Thought You Didn’t Have

March 2, 2015by Madi Simpson Leave a comment

There is a religious mindset which insists that prayers must be said in a particular way, for instance hands together, eyes closed, kneeling, standing, bowing…or perhaps all of the above […]

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