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When we are anxious we are inclined to overprepare. We wonder what to say when we are attacked, how to respond when we are being interrogate...

I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refus...

If I did not believe, if I did not make what is called an act of faith (and each act of faith increases our capacity for faith), if I did no...

In a world so full of social and political turmoil and immense human suffering, people of faith will often be ridiculed because of their so-...

The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through ev...

The great danger of the turmoil of the end-time in which we live is losing our souls. Losing our souls means losing touch with our center, o...

Jesus teaches us how to live in the present time. He identifies our present time as the end-time, the time that offers us countless opportun...

Sometimes faith is walking in darkness and simply refusing to quit. Sometimes faith is just hanging on. The character of the faith that allo...

We are living in the end-time! This does not mean that creation will soon come to its end, but it does mean that all the signs of the end of...

When tothesource.org asked "What advice would you give to parents and churches as they prepare to send youth off to universities acros...

Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow and to love him as they love their cow - they love their cow for the milk and ...

It is an ongoing temptation to think of ourselves as living under a curse. The loss of a friend, an illness, an accident, a natural disaster...

God is often faulted for creating a world full of suffering and evil. The issue is complex, both philosophically and theologically; but sure...

In the book Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assaya s, the lead singer and songwriter for the rock group U2 makes an explicit confession of...

To bless means to say good things. We have to bless one another constantly. Parents need to bless their children, children their parents, hu...

My father, the quiet keeper of tradition in our family, died with his deep, barely articulated feelings still contained within him. After hi...

Often we remain silent when we need to speak. Without words, it is hard to love well. When we say to our parents, children, lovers, or frien...

Words are very important. When we say to someone: "You are an ugly, useless, despicable person," we might have ruined the possibil...

This is the big lie the world tells us: that the universe is connected by trade agreements, electronic banking, computer networks, shipping ...

When you write a very angry letter to a friend who has hurt you deeply, don't send it! Let the letter sit on your table for a few days a...