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March 2014

March 13, 2014

Praying for Pope Francis, one year later

A year ago, we saw the white smoke, and a new pope emerged. He said...

March 12, 2014

Lent is not a self-help program

This week I published this article on Millennial. Morning Prayer at Bread for the World on Friday was...

March 11, 2014

20 Jokes for Nerds

I ran into these online today... I thought they were pretty funny. I guess I'm...

March 08, 2014

A friendly Reminder

Don't miss Mass!

March 08, 2014

Filling the Hungry With Good Things: Why I Work to End Hunger

I see the world through “bread–colored” lenses. By this I mean that when I approach...

March 07, 2014

Asperges Me – Deep cleaning during Lent

In Matthew 26, Jesus challenged religious leaders of his day to address the greed and...

March 07, 2014

Pope Francis’ Five Finger Prayer

Lent is well underway, and along with fasting and alms-giving Christians are called into deeper...

March 07, 2014

Lent: “I need thee every hour”

This morning my colleagues and I at Bread for the World sang the song "I need...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Four Necessary Elements for a Catholic Stance on Homosexuality

Recently John Langan, S.J., Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University, wrote this great...

February 28, 2014

Lift Every Voice and Sing – The End of Black History Month

Today is the last day of Black History Month here in the United States. I...

February 27, 2014

Letter Writing: A spiritual practice

This week I wrote an article for Bread for the World on developing letter writing...

February 27, 2014

107-year-old nun: Francis is the Pope for our time

I found this story to be quite inspirational! A religious sister who celebrated her 107th...

February 26, 2014

The USCCB urges Catholics to stem the tide of Income Inequality

Recently the USCCB posted this presentation on income inequality: I wrote a few of...

February 24, 2014

5 creative fasting ideas

Lent is nearly upon us, and people will soon be discerning how this years 40...

February 21, 2014

Skiing and Feeding the Hungry

If you're like me, you love the Olympics. I love seeing the skill and the...

February 20, 2014

John Paul II introduced me to the Church, Benedict XVI taught me about it, Francis Invited me in

It's hard to imagine that only a year ago I was preparing to announce I...

February 14, 2014

The Romance of Religion

There is a great deal of talk about romance in the air today. It’s Valentine’s...

February 12, 2014

A God as close as Flesh and Blood

People often ask me what caused me to leave my life as a protestant minister...

February 01, 2014

Our incredible universe!

I was blown away by this amazing interactive "map" of our universe. It gives scale...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

How this simple question turned me Catholic

About six years ago I was living in Ann Arbor Michigan. I worked as the youth director at...

January 24, 2014

Question Friday: What’s Your Favorite Christian Painting or Sculpture?

This week a reader asks: What is your favorite Christian painting or sculpture? This is...

January 23, 2014

Discussion: What makes something a liturgical abuse?

I ran into a fantastic bit of liturgical satire at Eye of the Tiber today. It...

January 23, 2014

Image: Regional Cardinal Changes over the Last Decade

Recently I posted a graphic comparing cardinals to catholic populations... but all of that has...

January 23, 2014

Monks stand in prayer between police and demonstrators

I was moved by this display of liturgical action [Wednesday] morning, monks from the Kiev-Caves...

January 22, 2014

Take aways from “A Year of Biblical Womanhood”

A couple weeks ago I read through Rachel Held Evans latest book, A Year of...

January 21, 2014

Colbert: The Audacity of Pope

Even since Francis' election last year Stephen Colbert has made sure Pope Francis is getting...

January 16, 2014

Hunger: the greatest risk to health in the world today

As many of you are aware, hunger is a major issue in the world today....

January 10, 2014

Cardinals Compared to Catholics

Jim Martin posted this on Facebook today and I found it to be fascinating. The...

January 10, 2014

Question Friday: What is Christian Philosophy?

This week's question: I'm interested in learning more about the Christian philosophy. I do not...

January 08, 2014

Why I write my Congressional Representatives

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most moving parables told by...