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Hello, FOMO’s: Welcome to the Life-Changing Habit of Saying “No”
My FOMO friends! (Most of us clicked on this article simply because we’re afraid of missing out.) We say yes to absolutely everything — everything we can and can’t...
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Favorite Saints’ Favorite Saints (and Their Other Devotions)
We know it’s common for saints to come in clusters: friends among friends, spiritual director to directee, brothers and sisters, etc.
But what’s less widely known is to whom the...
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5 Non-Negotiables of Leading Bible Study
Here’s to all of you Bible study leaders out there, who attempt—week after week—to sustain a half-way decent Bible study. Some weeks they thrive, other times, they flop—no matter...
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Lessons From the Diary of a Persecuted Christian: Ablaze Chapter 3
We’ve released a new kind of Bible study here on the blog. There are lots of biographies about the saints. But here, we’ve collected some of their lesser-known stories—brief...
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Xavier’s Secret to Sharing the Faith: Ablaze Chapter 1
We are releasing a new kind of Bible study here on the blog. There’s lots of biographies about the saints. But here, we’ve collected some of their lesser-known stories—brief...
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An Open Letter to Missionaries of the World: The Greatest Threat to Our Souls
Dear Missionaries of the World and Laborers for the Gospel,
Recently, those of us serving in FOCUS’ national office took a day-long retreat, where the priest’s reflections addressed an issue...