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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Sin is Behovely
Julian of Norwich was an anchoress in the fourteenth century in the city of Norwich in England. An anchoress is a female hermit. Julian's anchorage was a small room around 15'X 30' attached to [...]
Seven Deadly Sins: Pride
The last of the seven deadly sins is pride--or perhaps I should say the FIRST of the deadly sins is pride because pride is at the root of all the others. We often misdiagnose [...]
Warts–The Biggest Problem for Converts
Scott Hahn's wife Kimberly was once asked what three things were the biggest obstacles to her conversion to Catholicism and she reportedly replied, "Mary, Mary and Mary." Other converts have said, "Once I got [...]
The German Bishops and the Snake Handlers
Living as we do in the Bible Belt--forsooth yea verily in the buckle of the Bible Belt--we are accustomed to various unusual Christian novelties. By "Christian novelties" I mean versions of Christianity that are novel. [...]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Envy
Envy doesn't seem so deadly does it? It's natural to feel a bit of envy isn't it, when somebody has something better than you? Why is that such a big deal? The French literary [...]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath
One of the most common things I hear in the confessional is people confessing impatience and anger. But are impatience and anger a sin? We often confess things that make us feel unhappy about [...]
