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Resurrection: The Radical Imperative

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The consumerist society in which we live has successfully commercialized religious holidays. This is well known, easily observed, and not a little ink has been spilled reminding us of it. Easter is no exception. And yet, the blame game where Christians Read more [...]

From Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday

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Greetings Goodpeople: As you shake off the remnants of last night’s Fat Tuesday shenanigans and don the ashes of transformation, consider reading one of the following articles or posts as we begin Lent:   http://www.thesacredbraid.com/the-written-word/articles/lent/awake-o-sleeper-arise-from-the-dead-and-christ-shall-give-you-light/ or http://www.thesacredbraid.com/2014/03/05/the-ashes-and-the-cross/   Read more [...]

Of Mystics and Prophets, of You and Me

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My favorite quote to illuminate what it means to be holy is the well-worn line from St. Iranaeus: “The glory of God is the human person fully alive.” From the perspective of faith, the sacred drama of life involves and avails us the opportunity to Read more [...]