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The Problem Of A Good God

It is a common question: Why do bad things happen to good people? The presence...

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Salvation, Suffering, And Death

“Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” -...

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On Suffering, Meaning, And Virtue

Benjamin Franklin once observed that death and taxes are the only two certainties in this...

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Spiritual Desolation

One of the most common traits shared by the saints and by religious people, in...

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July 27, 2022

The Seven Deadly Sins

Sin and virtue are, of course, of great importance to Catholicism. In this work, I...

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Could God Have Made a Better World?

“Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God...

April 17, 2022

Finding Peace

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to...

April 03, 2022

A Happy Death

Death. “The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.” - Hamlet by William Shakespeare....

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March 27, 2022

On Happiness

“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” - Psalm 30:5...

March 16, 2022

The Purpose of Pain

Perhaps the most universal of all human experiences is pain. No matter what stage of...

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