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The Book of Ecclesiastes says that there is nothing new under the sun, but clutter actually is a new social problem. For most of history (and in much of the world today), the challenge was to make do with not enough. But for many of us,…

When we think of Satan, the first thing that usually comes to mind is how he tempts us to sin. He typically does this by dangling something evil in front of us, hoping that we’ll take the bait. Because he is so devious, however, the…

When I joined the seminary back in 2007, and rejoined in 2009, the community came together each morning and evening to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. After two psalms and a canticle are prayed, a brief reading from sacred Scripture is…

In the northern part of the United States this is the season when mortality is on the mind. Leaves fall, the harvest is gathered, and nature retreats in anticipation of the deathly stillness of winter. With the Church’s annual…