TURN OFF THE LIGHT In the shadowed corridors of the Jesuit curia in Rome, Pedro Arrupe faced a storm. The 1970s post-Vatican II era had unleashed waves of defections—priests and brothers slipping away like sand throu…

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“How can I not be an optimist if I believe in God?”
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“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
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BECOMING THE SEA She wanted to see the sea at all costs. She was a salt doll, but she didn’t know what the sea was. One day she decided to leave. It was the only way to satisfy her need. At the beginning of h…

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A GUITAR CAN CHANGE A LIFE Some years ago a fifteen-year-old girl, who grew up in an abusive home, was arrested for shoplifting and put into a juvenile detention home where she worked in a cold basement laundry. Most adults …

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