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"Aren’t we all people becoming patches of light? Coaxed out of our own shadows by friends, we shine."...

The poet uses the image of new growth in an oak to speak of personal growth....

"It was Tertullian, an early Christian author, who stated that the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. Relatively few of us will experience physical martyrdom because of our faith. But anyone who calls him or herself Christian is called to die to self."...

"The presence of God, the Trinity, is all-encompassing, all-inclusive.  The Jesuit priest-scientist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, described the universe we live in as “The Divine Milieu”, where God is all in all."...

"Spring is the season of plans and projects. It’s God’s way of reminding us of what can be done with what looked so bleak and barren in winter. We can finally move beyond daydreams to action."...

"Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a series of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish. "...

This post grew from Pope Francis' prayer intention: "That those who have material, political or spiritual power may resist any lure of corruption."...

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