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Lauren Woodrell6 min read

Words that Shape the Soul: Detachment Isn’t Indifference

Explore the true meaning of detachment this Lent. Learn how ordered love frees the heart, deepens trust, and guides you toward authentic happiness.
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Lauren Woodrell10 min read

Words that Shape the Soul: Conversion Begins with the Mind

What is conversion? Discover the biblical meaning of metanoia, the role of truth, and how faith and reason guide lifelong spiritual transformation.
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Lauren Woodrell11 min read

Words That Shape the Soul: Remember Who You Are

Explore the power of 'remember' this Lent. Reflect on Scripture, memory, and divine faithfulness as a guide for the heart and soul.
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Lauren Woodrell5 min read

Poems for the New Year: A Season of Faith, Wonder, and Renewal

Discover meaningful poems for the New Year that inspire hope, faith, and renewal. Reflect on new beginnings through timeless poetry and Scripture.
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Lauren Woodrell3 min read

Les Misérables and the Advent of Transformative Love

Discover how Les Misérables reveals transformative love: sacrificial, redemptive, and incarnational, echoing God’s mercy in every season.
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Lauren Woodrell3 min read

Little Women, Big Joy: Gaudete Sunday with the March Sisters

Discover how the March sisters in Little Women show that true happiness comes from selfless giving, spreading big joy all around.
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Lauren Woodrell3 min read

The Power of Faith: Lessons from Mary and Orual

Explore the power of faith through C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces and Mary’s fiat. Discover how trust and surrender illuminate the path even in silence.
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Lauren Woodrell3 min read

Finding Hope: A Star in Mordor and the Light Beyond Despair

Finding hope in Tolkien’s Return of the King: discovering light in darkness and trust in God’s faithfulness that no shadow can touch.
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Magis Center4 min read

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Sloth

The deadly sin of sloth is evident in literature, revealing its spiritual peril through characters consumed by apathy, indifference, and wasted potential.
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Magis Center5 min read

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Lust

Beyond the 21st century, both ancient and modern literature gives examples of the lust in literature with consequences that are still possible today.
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Magis Center5 min read

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Anger

The Catechism defines the sin of anger as a desire for revenge. Here we disect three examples of anger and its repercussions in literature.
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8 Deadly Sins in Literature: The Sin of Pride

The deadly sin of Pride is known as the first sin, however, literature tells of more of the dimensions sin of pride. Here are three examples.
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