Spiritual vigilance
We read in sacred scripture about the necessity for spiritual vigilance. The reason for such vigilance is that we do not know when we will die. There are warnings about misdirected priorities wherein...
View ArticleQuantifying humility
I have a question for you, how does one consider the topic of humility? By its very nature, any attempt to quantify humility leads to self enhancement, which is a contradiction. We don’t say that we...
View ArticleDimensions of Faith
In the gospel of Luke, there are several parables which discuss the dimensions of faith. In these parables it is obvious that God is the Master and we are the servants. Sometimes though our faith gets...
View ArticleA Season of Change
Almost any scriptural commentary during this season of the year stresses the importance in the changes of the environment. This is to say, comments are made about the shortening of the days and the...
View ArticleLiving Advent every day…
The season of Advent can probably best be captured by the attitude of two words “watching” and “waiting.” We refer to Advent as a season, if you will a liturgical season, but Advent is also a way of...
View ArticleAn implicit leap to a fresh start
The timing of this issue of the Alumni Now cannot avoid mention of the New Year. We can trivialize the significance of the timing with the usual greeting of Happy New Year. But within the examination...
View ArticleCandlemass and the Feast of Mary’s purification
There were two articles recently written to describe a certain reverence by Christians and Catholics towards scripture in general and the Old Testament in particular. In my own particular attitude, I...
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