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Blessings for the Rejected
Read more: Blessings for the RejectedBlessings for the Rejected There are those among us who know the quiet sting of being pushed aside—not because they have done wrong, but because they simply exist in a way that unsettles the familiar. Some……
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To Seek Out New Life: Independent Sacramentalism Through the Lens of Star Trek and the Ideals of the Federation
Read more: To Seek Out New Life: Independent Sacramentalism Through the Lens of Star Trek and the Ideals of the FederationIntroduction: A Federation Imagination and an Ecclesial Disappointment I grew up with Star Trek before I had language for ecclesiology. Before I knew the word sacrament, I knew that bridges were places where diverse……
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How Christians Lost Beauty — and Why We Need It Back
Read more: How Christians Lost Beauty — and Why We Need It BackThere was a time when Christians knew that beauty saves. Not in the superficial sense of decoration or aesthetic preference, but in the deep, ontological sense: beauty as revelation, beauty as knowledge, beauty as……
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Epiphany for a Fractured World
Read more: Epiphany for a Fractured WorldIcon of the Nativity What the Magi Still Teach Us Now The Church never keeps Epiphany in the past. It places the Magi in front of us now—not as figures in a nativity set, but……
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The Seven Sacraments: A Mystalogical Exploration
Read more: The Seven Sacraments: A Mystalogical ExplorationA contemplative, mystagogical exploration of the sacraments as doorways into Divine Mystery—united with Catholic–Orthodox lineage and the inclusive, evolving sacramental vision of the ISM. Contents Introduction: The Sacramental Cosmos Baptism — The Descent into……