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Spiritual Formation and Our Journeys Back to the Center That Holds

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Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all convictions, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.                                                                                          …

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The Parable of the Tiger and the Goats: The Necessity of Spiritual Formation in Personal and Parish Renewal

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In a sermon on “The Church’s Search for Identity,” Bishop Kenneth Carder shares a most compelling metaphor/parable: The nineteenth-century Hindu philosopher Ramakrishna told a fable about a tiger cub who was separated from his mother and fellow tigers. He was…

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Upper Case Living

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Last week, we published our 12th issue of the seasonal-quarterly periodical which is Ruminations. Recalling its focus (on “Spiritual Formation and the Journey to “True Self’”) brings to mind some words from a meaningful discussion on our vocation (or calling)…

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