Monthly Archives: October 2013

Excerpt from “Welcome Home, Soldier”

Posted on October 31, 2013 by richp45198

The following is an excerpt from my article “Welcome Home, Soldier” which appears in the November issue of St. Anthony Messenger. What are some of our warriors’ spiritual struggles? Many struggle with the why? question: Why did I survive and my … Continue reading →

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On the Kind of God I Need

Posted on October 15, 2013 by richp45198

I would probably be an agnostic by now if I had not been introduced to the AA concept of “the God of my understanding”. The God that I had up to that point was very Catholic and Old Testament-ish. I … Continue reading →

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On Serenity

Posted on October 4, 2013 by richp45198

During a conversation the other day, a young man expressed the desire to find serenity. Since then, I have been thinking further about how to define that elusive quality. It strikes me first of all that serenity is not a … Continue reading →

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