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The Sacredness of Saying Goodbye

The Sacredness of Saying Goodbye

by Matt Briand SJ | Aug 12, 2021 | Blogs, Faith & Family, Religious Life, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 4 mins

This summer I’ve been struck by the number of goodbyes I have said. Some were to people I had just met; others to people I have known my whole life. But regardless of the length and depth of familiarity, each goodbye has stirred up some amount of heartache,...

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I honestly think many Christians are scandalized to think of a God who loves people whom they hate, even the “worst of the worst.”

God’s mercy probably angers more people than God’s justice.

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