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Small Things Matter

Small things matter because God uses them in the actions that we do and in the things we receive.

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Belonging to the Truth

Living in the truth is not easy. It requires courage to face what is real in our lives and to respond to that reality wisely.

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The Risk of Growing

When a change comes in our life, faith asks us to believe that it will not destroy us but will open our eyes to a new way of living.

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Advent Hope

Don’t give up. The game is not over. Keep watching and waiting.

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Rebuilding the Monastery

If we want to welcome Jesus on the last day, we better start by welcoming him now.

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Peter Pan or the Kingdom of God

We are asked to take one small step that could lessen the gap between the life that we live and the life most of the world lives.

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Relating to All God Has Made

The creation story is not so much about what happened at the beginning of time as what is happening now in our relationships.

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Failing with Peter

The question is not whether we will fail, but how we will respond when we do. Here is where the experience of Peter can help us.

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What the Deaf Can Hear

When Jesus acts in today’s gospel, he demonstrates that kindness is forceful power than can save and heal.

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Beyond Problem Solving

Without a doubt God is our savior, our helper, and our healer. But God wants to be more to us than that.

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Beginning with Compassion

Before Jesus decides whether he is going to help or not, he first has compassion on those who are in need. We must do the same.

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Hurt in Nazareth

Jesus himself was unable to avoid rejection by his own family. Why should we be surprised if the same happens to us?

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