The Cross and the Astronaut
By Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/08/26
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The Cross and the Astronaut

The heavens are neither geocentric, nor even heliocentric, but Christocentric. It is the cross and the crucified and risen Jesus who has the whole world, and each of us, in his nail scarred hands.
Thornton Wilder and The Problem of Death
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1517 Guest Contributor
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Thornton Wilder and The Problem of Death

Humanity, despite our best efforts, cannot answer the question as to why God allows evil to occur.
Mother as Theologian of the Home
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Mother as Theologian of the Home

This is an excerpt from the Chapter 7 of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 72-74.

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