Remain in My Love
Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with permission.

Remain in My Love

Consider, for a moment, the people in whose presence your heart stops racing, those beside whom you feel centered and serene; the ones in whose company the orbit of your…

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Born from Above
Image from the Met Museum, New York. Public Domain.

Born from Above

Thanks to the restoration of Easter Vigil baptism in many of our churches, our dominant understanding of baptism in our catechesis and liturgical celebrations is that of death and burial…

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Freudeschaden
Image from the Met Museum, New York. Public Domain.

Freudeschaden

English speakers have adopted the German Schadenfreude to name the enjoyment (Freude) we derive from other’s struggles and misfortune (Schaden). I’m ashamed that I occasionally experience this vicious delight at…

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