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I used to be afraid of ghosts, it helped me to trust in God.

I used to be afraid of ghosts, it helped me to trust in God.

by An Nguyen Vu, SJ | Aug 17, 2022 | Art, Prayers, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 4 mins

The world of my childhood was a very enchanted one, where the supernatural seemed ready to jump out at you around every corner. To the six-year-old me, it was a mysterious and scary place. It didn’t exactly help that the house that we lived in was purportedly haunted....

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In Matthew 13, Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a great net with a great catch—but the bad fish must be thrown out. Ty Wahlbrink, SJ reflects that the task of the Christian today is to similarly separate the good from the bad voices in our hearts. Based on 17th Sunday OT.

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