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Tag: faith and practice

Out cast

At times I get weary about who and what I am, what we are as a species, how we need to struggle to just be rational, yet often controlled by our deep sub-conscious, lip surface to a path chosen, yet in reality often possibly forced by inner forces to act otherwise, yet the will remains… Read More ›

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We have to give ourselves to something

It is easy to forget that our lives are important and your choices and the path we choose invested with deep meaning. One thing I find intriguing is the way people deal with life. By people, I am putting myself in that group. We all know that life is a tough journey, no matter who… Read More ›

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Life does talk to us, do we listen?

The inner world of each human being is vast, deep, and more often than not unavailable to our rational mind. We come in contact with it through our dreams, moods, fears and anxieties, as well as our experiences of joy and love of others. Our positive emotions are also often aspects of our unconscious as… Read More ›

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Some things are out of our control

There is a lot to life that is out of our control. Our aging for instances, time makes sure that we keep on moving on. One second, day, week, month, year and decade at a time; the ride does not stop until we do. It is like an apple that drops from the tree; once… Read More ›

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We face a growing secularism

Every age poses new challenges and new temptations for the Peo­ple of God on their pilgrimage, and our own is no exception. We face a growing secularism that tries to exclude God and religious truth from human affairs. We face an insidious relativism that undermines the absolute truth of Christ and the truths of faith,… Read More ›

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‘Will you also go away?’

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 23, 2009 / 09:45 am (CNA).- . . . ‘Will you also go away?’ “This provocative question,” the Pope Benedict taught, “is not only addressed to listeners of the time, but to believers and men of every age. Even today, many are shocked by the paradox of the Christian faith.” Because… Read More ›

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Every age poses new challenges …

7. Every age poses new challenges and new temptations for the People of God on their pilgrimage, and our own is no exception. We face a growing secularism that tries to exclude God and religious truth from human affairs. We face an insidious relativism that undermines the absolute truth of Christ and the truths of… Read More ›

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