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Get Your Soul Back
Read more: Get Your Soul BackWhen was the last time you heard someone express concern for their soul? When was the last time you listened earnestly as a friend lamented a psychological or emotional struggle? The reason for the difference is simple: we have become a “soul-less” psychologized society. The classical concern for the soul has been replaced by an overwhelming […]
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The Greatness of a Lesser World
Read more: The Greatness of a Lesser WorldBe an ordinary person – Fr. Thomas Hopko’s Maxim #18 Nothing could be more “cozy” than Tolkien’s description of the Shire. Many think the Shire is an idealization of rural England, and, no doubt, it certainly resembles it. Though the English do not seem to live in holes, they, nevertheless, do like their gardens. And […]
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A Better World is Within You
Read more: A Better World is Within You“We must eliminate poverty, oppression, racism…” How is it possible to disagree with the demand for justice? Who would not agree to end all suffering? How can we not commit our lives to bringing about a better world? The desire for justice and an end to suffering are deeply seductive in our modern world. Being […]
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The Poor, Debts & Your Enemies: Learning to Forgive
Read more: The Poor, Debts & Your Enemies: Learning to ForgiveHe who has pity on the poor makes a debtor of God. (Prov. 19:17) Jesus told a story about a man with a huge debt. He owed it to his master and was unable to pay. When he was dragged before his master, he begged for mercy. Strangely, the master was so moved by the […]
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The Secular Mind Versus the Whole Heart
Read more: The Secular Mind Versus the Whole HeartThinking is among the most misleading things in the modern world, or, to be more precise, thinking about thinking is misleading. For a culture that puts such a great emphasis on materiality, our thinking about thought is decidedly spooky. The philosophy underlying our strangely-constructed modernity is called nominalism (of which there are many formal varieties). Its imaginary […]
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The Spiritual Life in Depression and Anxiety
Read more: The Spiritual Life in Depression and AnxietyA very poignant question was sent privately to me after my last post. It asked how I was able to go about my parish work when I was battling with depression and anxiety. I have pondered the question over the past week. On one level, I felt a sense of personal astonishment that, in hindsight, it […]
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A Priest’s Thoughts on Depression, Anxiety, the Soul, Your Body and Your Brain
Read more: A Priest’s Thoughts on Depression, Anxiety, the Soul, Your Body and Your BrainI was 19 years old the first time I had a panic attack. I was trying to go to sleep in my dorm room, when suddenly my heart began racing, my mind speeding forward, with what seemed like crazy, desperate thoughts. That was in the early 70’s and the phrase “panic attack” had not been […]
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Giving Thanks for All Things – The Cruciform Life
Read more: Giving Thanks for All Things – The Cruciform Life“I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live…” The Cross is the heart of our salvation. It is on the Cross that we see the fullness of God’s love and it is in the Cross that we are united to that same love. Every Christian shares the commandment, “If any man would come after me, […]
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Weak, Sick, Poor, Tired: A Story for Losers
Read more: Weak, Sick, Poor, Tired: A Story for LosersNobody wants to be sick. The dependence it fosters, the way it changes and shapes a life are a form of powerlessness that holds no attraction. Poverty (however it is measured) is a massive struggle against forces that steal human dignity. Most homes in poverty include children and are headed by women. Their daily efforts […]
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The Work that Saves
Read more: The Work that Saves“Do not be careless. Pray as much as you can – more frequently and more fervently. Prod yourself – force yourself to do so, for the Kingdom of God is taken by force. You will never attain it without forcing yourself.” ~ Saint Innocent of Alaska Do we cooperate in our salvation? Do our efforts […]
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I would also like to hear your input, Fr. Stephen, about NDE´s. Some NDE´s describe white light and an overall…
Thank you for your response, Fr. Stephen. So do you think that upon death of the body, all will experience…
Oh dear, yes Elijah not Ezekiel. I’m working on another biblical related topic. Thank you for that correction and the…
Dee, But, Moses (the Lawgiver) who most famously spoke with God on the mountain. Elijah, I think, both because God…
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