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Hurry Up and Wait: Welcome to Advent

by Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A. What are you longing for? When I was a High School senior, I applied to enter the U.S. military. Military entrance involves a weekend visit to…

November 30, 2021

Read more about the article Trust in the Slow Work of God by Teilhard de Chardin

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Trust in the Slow Work of God by Teilhard de Chardin

Trust in the Slow Work of God By Teilhard de Chardin Above all, trust in the slow work of God.We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end…

January 9, 2021

Read more about the article Coping with COVID Boredom

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Coping with COVID Boredom

by Dan Madden, O.S.A. A recent Sunday NYTimes Review article ponders whether the lockdown-induced frustration and under-stimulated, restless energy in the absence of activity might simply be boredom, and not,…

October 6, 2020