From John A. Coleman, S.J.: "the point of being a Christian is to find a place of evident freedom, courage, joy and hope."

We don’t decide the circumstances, but we do determine the meaning of our lives.

St. Martin of Tours provides a nuanced paradigm through we can better better understand our relationship with the state.

Like so much that he wrote, it’s become a beloved verse of American literature, Abraham Lincoln’s letter to the bereaved mother of five sons, killed fighting for the cause of union.

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Why do we long for the whole?  We never find it in this life, yet we don’t stop seeking it.