relationships
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I have been blessed a few times over recent months by people I know who have asked my advice on whether to say something that might be emotionally risky to people they love. As I’ve listened to them describe the situation and what they want to express, I found myself asking a question that I
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To love is to pay joyful attention to another in ways that communicate mutual belonging, inherent mattering, and gratitude. After finishing Fr. Greg Boyle’s latest book, Cherished Belonging, I found myself searching for a better definition of love. The classical Christian definition from St. Thomas Aquinas, to love is to will the good of another,
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It’s not a buffet. The readings for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (which is this Sunday, Sept. 1) all point to what it means to be just, but they’re each a little more complicated than they might appear. The Old Testament is from the Book of Deuteronomy, as Moses talks up God’s Law for
Reading Francis 