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Feb 20, 20191 min read

False Dichotomies

Constantly in church. Bickering committees. Avoiding church. Pursuing hobbies. Where is the want to commune with God? Spiritual but not...

Jan 30, 20191 min read

Do this...

Meditate on the Most Holy Trinity every day. Sleep, eat, and exercise well. Study Sacred Scripture and the writings of the spiritual...

Aug 22, 20182 min read

When the Church Disappoints

Why do some priests turn their back on God? Why do they ignore the flocks they were given to tend? Why do they hurt people? Why do...

Aug 18, 20182 min read

Silence and the Presence of Holiness

We cannot imagine what it was like for the Apostles to witness, walk, learn, and listen to Jesus in person. The shear presence of His...

Aug 1, 20182 min read

Discern, Discern, Discern

If you've ever experienced a quiet moment under a tree, alone in a taxi cab sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, or simply staring out of...

Feb 4, 20181 min read

Two Rocks or One?

When tears and blood landed like seeds in the sandy soil at the foot of an olive tree those many nights ago, humanity could not conceive...

Jan 29, 20181 min read

Fading Toward Opaque

When sin interrupts our communion with God, it is as if the glass of the mirror we already see through dimly (1 Cor 13:12) fades toward...

Feb 24, 20171 min read

Resting in His Arms

Take a deep breath and look around you. Your personal world is hectic, isn't it? The larger world is chaotic too. Right? Quiet vocal...

Jul 15, 20153 min read

To Forsake All Things is to Journey as the Wise Men

Our world is not too different than the world of the first century. Then, as now, people agonized over the powerful forces impacting...

Jul 14, 20152 min read

“Who do you say that I am?”

There is only one question in all of human history that every single person has to answer: “But who do you say that I am?” No matter who...

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