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“They shall name him Emmanuel.”

· 8 September 2008

From today's reading in the first chapter of Matthew: Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." (Matthew 1:23) Now jump to very last verse of Matthew, to the...

Certainty

· 22 January 2008

At some point in every faith journey, one finds him or her self taking an inventory of their core, central beliefs. Some of these beliefs are held very tightly, some loosely. The more central a belief, the more one aligns...

Tarnish Remover

· 28 August 2007

A few years ago, a priest gave a wonderful little homily on tarnish. You know about tarnish, that stuff that builds up and covers the shine of metal objects like gold, silver, brass and such. One summer, the sister in...