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The joy of service

Monday, March 30, 2009

I read a book (Mother Teresa: In My Own Words) where Mother Teresa, an Albanian Catholic nun who served for many years as a devoted humanitarian in Calcutta, India, recalled a story about an impoverished Hindu family. Dedicated to serving the poor in Calcutta, she brought this family — a mother, a father, and several [...]

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Augustine on the audacity of hope

Monday, December 1, 2008

I’ve absorbed the title of author (and President-elect) Barack Obama into this post, in order to present what I believe Saint Augustine considers the audacity of hope in the culmination of his life’s work, the City of God.
Philosophers, Augustine contends, seek “Supreme Happiness” in the ends of their logical inquiries, and while some may receive [...]

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