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"This is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me." -- John 6: 38 Paul and Brandi seemed to have it all. Twenty-one years of marriage, three wonderful children, financial stability, and mutual respect. Neither had affairs. Neither abused alcohol or engaged in verbal cruelty. They were, by all accounts, nice people who cared about each other. Yet Randi filed for divorce two months after their youngest left for college. "I asked him f

We've all been there: An argument escalates, tensions rise, and suddenly we're mentally compiling a list of every wrong our partner has committed since day one. Meanwhile, our own contributions to the conflict? Completely justified, of course. Jesus addresses this challenge of pride and justice in a parable in this Sunday's Gospel , in which a pharisee thanks God that he is not as bad as many of the sinners around him. It feels natural to defend our position while cataloging

"But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" (Luke 18:8) In this week's Gospel, Jesus speaks of faith. While his message...