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Collecting Past and Present

There’s a tiny games and hobbies shop off the highway near my house. I have to make at least one U-turn to find it....

Connection with God

It often happens that our spiritual lives are not in synch with the liturgical calendar. Some years we may approach the holidays with an...

Lessons in God’s Presence from a German Shepherd

We recently adopted a new dog, a German Shepherd around two years old. He is a shelter dog and was previously in at least...

Lessons in Jedi Training and Ignatian Spirituality

A painting by a Baltimore-based artist hangs in our bedroom, a gift from my eldest daughter. The painting depicts a young girl—blond hair down...

When We Miss the Fruits by Our Snap Judgments

The apple tree in our front yard stands expansively as a remnant of the apple orchard that once spanned our community. I took one...

Finding God Through the Autumn Leaves

It is autumn. The leaves have changed, and the wind has a slight chill, reminding us of what will come. Autumn is God’s way...

Letter to God in the Fall

My sweet Lord, It is turning to autumn, and I feel your presence again in a different way: a tender, private manner. It is quieter...

I Tried to Hide

Psalm 139 always makes me a little nervous. The psalmist begins: “O LORD, you have searched me and known me. / You know when...

All Part of the Experience at Magis

In 2007, in the early months of my undergraduate career at Fairfield University, I stumbled upon an invitation on a bulletin board in campus...

Growing Through the Cracks

Have you ever felt as though, because of unsettling news or a traumatic incident, the ground you were on all of a sudden opened...

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