Relics, Empire, and Faith
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” is a colloquial saying that originated in a mid-19th-century poem by […]
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Saints
Love Came Down: Teaching Children a Spacious Faith with Christina Rossetti
The collect prayer written for the Feast of Christina Rossetti quotes a line from her poem that would become the hymn “In
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How It Ends: Sister Emily Cooper, Graduations, and Graves
About two years ago, my wife and I mounted a six foot long white board on our office wall. We
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Goodness, Gossip, Gasps, and Gold
“Jacqueline! Your gas tank light is on empty!” Bernardino gasped in astonishment. “I wasn’t thinking about it,” she replied. Together, they
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What Makes a Saint Great?
I can almost guarantee that if you ask any child (possibly well into teenage years) what they want to be
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What’s in a Name?
A few weeks ago at church, we arrived to find name tags waiting at the greeter’s table. This might sound
Love, Courage, and the Birth of a Church
For many people, February 14 is best known as Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love, devotion, and commitment. But for millions of
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An icon of Peace in a Violent World
It’s a time of war, violence, and social instability. The government is hungry to expand its land holdings and consolidate
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Transforming Stranger Danger: Aelred, Spiritual Friendship, and the Online World
Don’t talk to strangers. Definitely don’t talk to strangers in chatrooms in 2003. These are the sorts of essential socializing
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Blessed Are the Storytellers
Blessed are the storytellers, for they shall… … make an incredible sum of money to sustain them and their descendants. (uncommon)…
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