We are led to say to God, reflecting on how unhappy our sins make us, “Here, Lord, you take this. I really can’t handle it, and I really don’t want it anymore. I offer it to you.”
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Column: Don’t knock the disciplines of Lent
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Column: Joseph, like Mary, makes the perfect intercessor for many
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Why not us?
“Stacy and I ask ourselves all the time, ‘Are we fit to do this? Are we qualified to do this? Why us?’
Justice for all
“This is where the event has the potential to go beyond,” concluded DePriest. “If one student at Imac walks away with the determination to make a difference, they in turn can go out and impact others.
Column: Without faith, the apostles would’ve seen nothing
If Jesus Christ is God’s grace made visible, why can’t all people see that? Why are there some who have not accepted the Gospel?
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