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Sacred Fault Lines
In June 2025, the world watched with unease as the United States joined Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities. These events, though dramatic and immediate, are part of a much longer story. At first glance, the rationale seems strategic: eliminate a nuclear threat, counter regional destabilization, and reinforce longstanding alliances. But just beneath the surface…
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A Bridge of Faith
When I heard the news that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost had been elected as the new Pope, taking the name Leo XIV, I felt a curious stillness. It was May 8, 2025, and though I was far from Rome, something about this moment reached across the years. A part of me, grounded in my Presbyterian…
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Meeting Christ at the End of Our Efforts
Last Sunday, I found myself again attending the Mass of Divine Mercy. It was a continuation of a reflection that had begun the previous Easter Sunday, when I pondered Mary Magdalene’s encounter with the risen Jesus. Her desire to cling to Him was met with the tender but firm instruction, “Do not hold on to…
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The Century My Grandmother Carried
In May 2016, we gathered in front of a modest care home in Miyazaki, Japan, where elderly residents were looked after. My grandmother sat at the center, calm and radiant in her wheelchair, surrounded by three generations of family. She was 103 years old. Looking back, I now realize how important that visit was, not…
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The Resurrection and the End of the False Self
It was a radiant Easter morning. My wife and I arrived early at Christ the King Parish, the sanctuary already filled with people preparing for the celebration of the Resurrection. The golden altar gleamed, and the figure of the risen Christ stood tall above us, triumphant and serene. We took a photo to mark the…
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Radical Acceptance
There are moments in life when the idea of radical acceptance sounds like the most beautiful and freeing thing one could imagine. It suggests a kind of inner peace, a deep calm, and an end to the endless pushing and pulling of life. But then we try to live it, and realize just how difficult…
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Where Is God? Between Complexity and Mystery
To ask where God is may sound like a child’s question. Yet, as with many questions from childhood, it contains a kind of purity we often lose in adulthood. We grow used to theological abstractions or scientific frameworks and forget the immediacy of the question itself. Where is God, in the world we see, or…
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The Stones We Carry
The story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery is one of the most quoted moments in the Gospels, and rightly so. Found in the Gospel of John, it speaks to a core dilemma of the human condition: our tendency to judge and condemn, often without reflection. Over centuries, this scene has echoed in…
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The Essence of Sacrifice
In an era where comfort and convenience often take precedence, sacrifice seems outdated, even unnecessary. We are conditioned to believe that minimizing discomfort is the path to happiness. Whether consciously or unconsciously, we tend to equate sacrifice with loss, something to be avoided in favor of efficiency and personal gain. Yet, this mindset overlooks a…
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The Weight of Life
Gravity is one of the most fundamental forces in the universe, yet it remains profoundly mysterious. Despite Einstein’s revolutionary theory of General Relativity, which describes gravity as the curvature of spacetime, the true nature of gravity continues to puzzle scientists and philosophers alike. Gravity is not just a physical force; it seems to embody a…
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When Physics Meets Philosophy and Religion
There are moments in learning when something clicks—when an idea at first elusive suddenly becomes illuminating. It sends a subtle tremble down your spine. It might happen when you hear that space itself is expanding faster than the speed of light. Or when you learn that a particle might exist in multiple places at once—until…
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The Power of Right Speech
Mindfulness is one of the approaches to improving our quality of life. It originates from Buddhist practices and has been widely adapted in modern society as an effective means of stress management and regulation of our physiological and cognitive states. As is well known, mindfulness is a key aspect of Buddhism, particularly within the Noble…