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Can Depression Be A Friend?
I have a friend. I haven’t seen her for a while now. She tends to come and go as she pleases. Every so often, she will drop in, stay a while and leave when she thinks she’s kept me company for long enough. Whenever she’s around, my days need to be re-organized. Hers is a quiet sort of demanding. Most people don’t understand her. If I’m...
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The period of 40 days leading up to Easter, known to many as “Lent”, is a precious time for the church. It is a season to reflect upon one’s spiritual walk: to fast from earthly pleasures, embrace a sprit of charity, and to be refreshed by a deeper commitment to prayer. A mere few days before Lent began, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI made a startling...
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[caption id="attachment_42118" align="alignnone" width="640"] photo by sgrace[/caption] What is the all-compelling power of life? I was confronted with this question recently when my wife and I went to watch Les Miserables in the theatre. From the moment the movie started, I was drawn in. The setting is 1815 in France. In the opening scene, an...
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