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Submission — A Necessity No One Wants

Submission — A Necessity No One Wants

On the Feast of Christ the King, I was contemplating what it means for Christ to be my King. Ultimately,…

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Knowledge, Procreation, & the Primordial Sacrament

Knowledge, Procreation, & the Primordial Sacrament

In recent articles, we have reflected on the logic of gift and the spousal meaning of the body.  We saw…

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Gift, Self-gift, and the Meaning of Life — Part 3:  The Spousal Meaning of the Body

Gift, Self-gift, and the Meaning of Life — Part 3:  The Spousal Meaning of the Body

We saw in previous reflections that all of creation is a gift held in being at every moment by God,…

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Gift, Self-gift, and the Meaning of Life — Part 2

Gift, Self-gift, and the Meaning of Life — Part 2

Last month, I reflected on the logic of gift and how it is a golden thread woven throughout Pope St.…

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Unite or Untie? I Get to Choose.

Unite or Untie? I Get to Choose.

The Two Shall Become One Flesh My daughter got married last month.  Leading up to the wedding there was a…

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Original Nakedness: Receiving One Another as Gifts

Original Nakedness: Receiving One Another as Gifts

Last month, I introduced Pope St. John Paul II’s concept of original nakedness.  In that reflection, we saw that our…

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Original Nakedness:  Seeing as God Sees

Original Nakedness:  Seeing as God Sees

I began several months ago to explore the three “original experiences” Pope St. John Paul II pondered in his Theology…

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Original Unity Part 4:  Imago Trinitatis

Original Unity Part 4:  Imago Trinitatis

In last month’s article, I mentioned how Pope St. John Paul II saw in the unity and distinction of our…

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Original Unity Part 3:  The Call to Communion

Original Unity Part 3:  The Call to Communion

In recent articles, I have reflected on Pope St. John Paul II’s concept of original unity.  Reflecting on Genesis 2,…

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The Father’s Love Revealed in the Body

The Father’s Love Revealed in the Body

Mary laid Jesus in a manger, a feeding trough, as a hint that one day He would be bread for…

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