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Divine Mercy is the Perfect Counter to the Fallen World

  Do we forgive others? Do we really renounce our requirement of retribution, of revenge?...

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Going to the Well, Admitting I’m Thirsty

The problem with being a writer is, you have your past words to remind you...

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I wrote this reflection shortly after discovering I have cancer. We are still in the...

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On the Boat, On the Boat, On the Boat

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