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Humility, closeness to the earth, reminds us who we are and where we came from. It is nothing to do with self-image or self flagellation. Rather it reminds us we are created by God “from the dust of the earth,” so we must be who we were created to be.

The words of the great hymn ‘He who would valiant be,’ adapted from the words of John Bunyan, are a great help on our Christian journey - our pilgrim’s progress. This week we see how those words help us negotiate the rocky path.

Time to revisit a great Saint we have talked about before, but who is still not well known, whose long life and fidelity have many lessons for us all. St. John Kemble, the 80 year old priest martyred in 1679, who refused to run away from the obligations of his......

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First, a book recommendation: “Kidnapped in Iraq,” by my friend Alexandre Goodarzy, from the great French charity SOS Chretiens. He helped me in Syria, and, a few months later, was kidnapped in Iraq. It’s a great book, with important background on the real situation for Christians in Syria. It’s published......

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During these “dog days” of August, we need to hear the short message that Jesus gives His disciples after a time of relentless activity: “rest awhile.” Benedict XVI points out that often our activity is a mask for an inner emptiness - even worse, a sign we believe that we......

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