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The difference (Loneliness and isolation)

Loneliness is an experience that the vast majority of people go through; perhaps all but there is no way of knowing that.  There are people who experience aloneness all of their lives, but who are not necessarily isolated.   Those who have faith, who seek to deepen their understanding of what their tradition tells them, have… Read More ›

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Everyman (a book review of sorts)

Fiction is a very important genre of literature.  People have told me in the past that they don’t read fiction, because it does not deal with life.  When in fact the opposite is true, for to read fiction is to learn about life, to think deeply on many areas of existence, that may not be… Read More ›

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An Encounter

On one of my evening walks, I came across four deer. An older female, one doe and a couple of yearlings that were feeding near our garden that is situated near the main building here…. I guess for the gardener they are pest, for me, as well as for many others, they are just beautiful…. Read More ›

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Our lives have meaning

For the Christian, the Word, or Christ is the way to seek to understand life and what it is about. In Christ, God emptied himself and dived full bodied into our human experience with all of its joys and sufferings. Perhaps each religion does this, gives tools to help us make sense of our lives… Read More ›

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Catholic psychologists discuss implications of new study on jobs and divorce

Denver, Colo., Sep 28, 2010 / 05:57 am (CNA).- Earlier this year, a psychological journal published a groundbreaking study on possible links between divorce rates and various careers and occupations. The survey by professors Shawn McCoy and Michael Aamodt was among the first to break down divorce statistics in 449 different fields. Two notable Catholic… Read More ›

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Never Alone

When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God the Trinity looks upon you with eyes brighter than the sun; also all the angels, your own Guardian Angel, and all the Saints of God. Truly they do; for they… Read More ›

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What Does God Know About Loneliness?

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