Journals

Sister Dominic Mary Heath, a Dominican nun wrote: “Listen to Saint Thomas Aquinas: ‘By the very fact that we revere and honor God, our mind […]

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Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) was Jewish rabbi, physician and philosopher. He was a brilliant polymath. He conceived of an eight-level hierarchy of tzedakah (charitable giving), where […]

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In the last entries we have considered how many parts make up one body and also how the natural and spiritual must make up one […]

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In yesterday’s Journal entry I wrote concerning the Body of Christ and how it is made up of many parts though it is one body. […]

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Paul, an apostle, wrote: “If each part of the body were the same part, there would be no body. But truly God put the parts […]

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Paul, an apostle, wrote: “Love does not remember wrongs done against it.” (1 Corinthians 13:5) That is a strong and difficult concept in the midst […]

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Charles Osgood (1933-2024) radio and television commentator, author wrote ‘The Responsibility Poem.’ “This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. […]

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Br. David Steindl-Rast, ninety-seven year old Benedictine monk wrote: “Gratefulness has three steps: not missing the opportunity, appreciating the opportunity, and using or enjoying the […]

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I recently saw a little dog that reminded me of our last little dog: Annie. She was a thirteen-pound Rat Terrier and spoiled rotten and […]

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Robert Frost (1874-1963) poet, wrote this famous poem in 1915 and has given generations of us pause to think about roads we have taken. The […]

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