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September 2013

September 06, 2013

Prayers as you #Fast4Syria

As I'm sure you know, Pope Francis has called for tomorrow to be observed as...

September 06, 2013

Redeeming Administration

Over the last few years I have found my life gradually moving from doing ministry...

September 04, 2013

Talking to Kids (about God)

After a few months of meeting together my spiritual director made the observation "you seem...

September 01, 2013

Bishop Oscar Cantú: Deep cuts to food assistance a moral scandal

Today's post is written by Bishop Oscar Cantú of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces.In my line...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

Soil and Sacrament: An interview with Fred Bahnson

This week I had the opportunity to chat with Fred Bahnson to talk about “Soil...

August 22, 2013

What evangelicals can teach us about sharing the faith by Daniel Tobin

Daniel Tobin, Director of Catholic Evangelical Relations at Glenmary Home Missioners, has written this guest post...

August 21, 2013

Chasing Francis

My decision to join the Catholic church happened after a year of discernment that was...

August 21, 2013

Pius X on the Pslams: The song of the Church

Today the Catholic church remembers one the great pope of the early 20th Century Pius...

August 03, 2013

How the Sacraments Kept me “Christian”

This week Rachel Held Evans wrote a response to her somewhat controversial article on why...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Can anyone prove God exists?

I'm not typically one to put much stock in "proofs" for God, but I had...

July 27, 2013

Marriage is made to kill you

Having spent 8 years as a youth minister I often spoke with students who were...

July 05, 2013

10 tips for teaching others how to pray

I remember when I was first getting into ministry a mentor of mine told me...

July 02, 2013

Building a prayer tool box

When I was a kid, I was taught a lot of things by rote:The AlphabetThe...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

How would you define prayer?

Prayer is both one of the most basic as well as one of the most...

May 2013

May 08, 2013

What Skepticism Is Good For – Dallas Willard

If you hadn't heard Dallas Willard has died. He has been an influential voice in...

May 05, 2013

800 Saint’s Skulls

Did you know that the cathedral of Otranto in southern Italy is decorated with the...

May 05, 2013

Christ is Risen

Today is Easter in many of the Eastern Churches. i thought this compilation of Eastern Resurrection hymns was just...

May 05, 2013

Catholic Worship is Complicated!

The first time I went to a Catholic church I felt pretty confused. People were...

May 04, 2013

If you’re looking toward church to validate your views on life, give up

I recently got into a discussion over infant baptism with a few of my friends...

May 03, 2013

9 Reasons Christians should Reason

I'm not sure you saw this video where it seems a women on argues that...

May 03, 2013

Iconograpy as a source of order and beauty.

PBS just made a video of iconographer Seraphim O’Keefe. I was struck by something he...

May 03, 2013

This is basically what baptism does

I ran into this video today. It reminded me of a prayer in the Theophany...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Podcast Episode 24: Liturgical theology

This week the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast and I talk about liturgical theology,...

April 20, 2013

Are Sacraments Magic?

The question "are sacraments magic?" is one that comes up surprisingly often in my life....

April 16, 2013

Podcast Episode 23: How the Incarnation Changes Everything

This week the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast and I talk about incarnational theology,...

April 10, 2013

Podcast Episode 22: The Hunger Games

This week the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast and I talk about incarnational theology,...

April 01, 2013

Podcast Episode 21: Theology Match April Edition

This week the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast and I talk about who Jesus is and...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

11 Ways Pope Francis has already redefined the Papacy

Does anyone else feel like this Pope is redefining what you thought was possible for...

March 28, 2013

Pope Francis chooses a unique way to celebrate Holy Thursday

Today the pope will wash the feet of incarcerated young people as he chooses to celebrate Holy...

March 26, 2013

Do some Christian denominations look down on others?

An Atheist writes:Be honest, do some christian denominations look down on others? Do people look down on...