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You Spot It, You Got It

Recently I read a column in a Catholic publication that was about an important and controversial topic. Yet it was so full of invective...

Why Ask Why?

“Why, God? Why?” I sit at the funeral of a friend who died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Alive one day, gone the next. “Why,...

Friendship with God

I maintain that God—out of the abundance of divine relational life, not any need for us—desires humans into existence for the sake of friendship....

Finding God in Relationships

As much as I love time to contemplate, at the end of an academic year I find that time is often short as I...

Discernment in AI Use

“Ugh! Not again!” I shouted, exasperated. “This stupid pop-up won’t go away!” “Um, are you OK?” a quiet voice asked. I jumped, having forgotten I was...

The Inconvenient Call

A priest was obsessed about reminding parishioners to turn off their cell phones before Mass. He mentioned it at least three or four times...

Reviewing Mercy Examen

Christians are called to show mercy and to enact, through our physical, ordinary lives, God’s compassion for those who suffer and forgiveness for those...

What’s Next?

The notion that the spiritual life is a journey is so common that it's a platitude. I worked for years in Catholic publishing. I've...

Love, Relationship, and How We Live

The other day, I was sorting through some old papers and came across the “Fall in Love” prayer by Joseph Whelan, SJ. His thoughts are...

Blessings in Struggles

Sometimes I am frozen in fear by an event that makes me realize how precious and fragile life really is. During these moments, the...

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