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THE AFFLICTED COMFORTING THE AFFLICTED

John H. Hampsch, cmf One of the many purposes of suffering—one seldom recognized as such—is its ability to equip…


To be Forgiven, Forgive

 The greatest challenge of Christian spirituality is to believe that no one is intrinsically unlovable, and no one is…


A Brain-Teaser with a Consoling Twist

John H. Hampsch, cmf Here’s a head-scratcher for you. Imagine the earth as a smooth, non-mountainous ball, girded by…


How to Cope When Under a Curse

John H. Hampsch, cmf One of the most disconcerting types of suffering is that which results from being targeted…


How to Hear the Whisper of God

John H. Hampsch, cmf “When all is said and done, more is said than done.” Among the 10,000 one-liners…


THE BIBLE AND ABORTION

The strangest anomaly in the burning issue of abortion is the presence of pro-choice advocates who claim to be…


The Evil of Invoking a Curse on Someone

Anyone who puts a curse on another is certainly not Christian, but more like a pagan–that’s the word Jesus uses…


OPEN TO THE LORD – BY JOHN H. HAMPSCH,C.M.F.

When the famous preacher, George Whitefield, was preaching outdoors to a great throng, a hardened but curious unbeliever watched…


What’s in a name? (With apologies to Shakespeare!)

John H. Hampsch, cmf If you are a typical Christian, you pray for many things, but you find that…


The Power of Our Words—for Good or for Evil

In the country church of a small village, an altar boy serving the priest at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped…