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June 19, 2025
HomeSpirituality

Spirituality

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Jesus told us that his followers live in the world but not of the world

June 7, 2017 Wilmer Todd

I have an American birth certificate and an official passport that declare that I am a citizen of the United States. However, as St. Paul reminds us, “Our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Phil. 3:20) A letter to Diognetus written at the end of the fourth century, describes our status in the world. […]

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Mom had a strong faith life that gave her strength, vigor and energy

May 4, 2017 Wilmer Todd

My brother, Br. Terry Todd, S.J., gave the eulogy at my mother’s (Charlotte Todd’s) funeral. The following is a summary of his reflection. […]

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My mother, Charlotte Todd, lives life to the fullest and died at 100

April 27, 2017 Wilmer Todd

My mother, Charlotte Lozes Todd, lived to be 100 years old and died on Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017. […]

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The blood of martyrs has always been the seed of Christianity

April 20, 2017 Wilmer Todd

Before Jesus left this earth, he commissioned his followers, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. […]

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Temptations are always with us but so is God’s help to overcome them

March 30, 2017 Wilmer Todd

Temptations are part of everyone’s life. How we deal with temptations is so important. The following are quotes on temptations from some great spiritual writer […]

Columns

Temptation is the attempt to convince us that something is not what it is

March 23, 2017 Wilmer Todd

Satan called a convention of all his demons. In his opening address he said, “We cannot keep Christians from going to church. We cannot keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. The important thing we must do is to keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their Savior. Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken. […]

Columns

Lent is a time to reflect on how much God loves us the way we are

March 3, 2017 Wilmer Todd

When we make resolutions, it’s easier to keep them if we are doing them with others. […]

Columns

We are all looking for happiness; where are we looking?

February 17, 2017 Wilmer Todd

Bishop Sheldon Fabre wrote a Pastoral Letter during Advent entitled “A Reason to Hope.” The following is the first chapter of his Pastoral abbreviated for this column. […]

Columns

The Magi were non-Jewish seekers who represent us all

January 20, 2017 Wilmer Todd

The Twelfth Night used to signal the end of the Christmas Season and the beginning of the Mardi Gras celebrations. We celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany on the twelfth day after Christmas but now the Church has moved the Feast to the nearest Sunday. […]

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