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Masquerade: The Problem of Well-Intentioned Duplicity
“She’s not who I thought she was.” Those words are enough to stop anyone in their tracks. We spend so much time on impression management, making sure that the “me” everyone else sees is acceptable, good, and even holy. But when someone sees past that, when we slip up, when a shred of unplanned vulnerability […]
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Discernment—or Inaction?
“Ever since discernment became fashionable, no one has made a decision.” This popular quote, often attributed to Rev. Bob Bedard, casts an interesting light on how Catholics—particularly those of us on this campus – view discernment. Phrases like, “let me discern it first,” or “I’ll pray a novena and then get back to you,” are […]
