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October 2013

October 25, 2013

Pope Francis says hungry bellies stem from greedy gullets

Pope francis has been challenging me recently. Last week in his message to Director General of...

October 21, 2013

Video: Msgr. Paul Tighe presents the #CNMC Keynote on Social media and the Catholic faith

After attending the #CNMC this weekend I was overwhelmed by the wisdom and kindness I...

October 19, 2013

Colbert delivers a hilarious speech at a Catholic black tie fundraiser

Steven Colbert was the Keynote speaker at the at the 68th Annual Alfred E. Smith...

October 15, 2013

10 takeaways from Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

My wife and I enjoy sparing on religious and political topics. It is one of...

October 12, 2013

Response to a Young Earth Creationist…

This Question was asked recently:Suppose God were attempting to convey that the days of creation...

October 11, 2013

Looking sex abuse in the eye

@JamesMartinSJ recently dropped a moment of truth over on facebook as he linked to this most...

October 07, 2013

@StephenSchneck calls Catholics to push for immigration reform

The US Bishops have repeatedly called for comprehensive immigration reform, and it seems to be...

October 07, 2013

The Church’s Dance

Gregory Palamas once wrote that heaven would be akin to a dance without end before...

October 03, 2013

@pwallace gives 6 (faith) things he wished he could tell his younger self…

This week Peter Wallace listed 52 things he wished he could tell his younger self... the...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Make sure you read “A Big Heart Open to God”

I was going to try to write a piece that summarized this amazing interview with...

September 18, 2013

Urgent Request

Hey Everyone,I don't think I have ever made a request like this, but I need...

September 17, 2013

The “Totally Biased” God Debate

Did you see this? Comedians debate the existence of God. Very good, very funny. Great...

September 17, 2013

Climate change: Reflections on Oil and Honey by @billmckibben and why it matters

I recently read through Oil and Honey a fascinating book by Bill McKibbon. It it he talks about...

September 13, 2013

Stephen Colbert and Garry Wills on the Real Presence

Sacramental theology was the subject of the Colbert Report a while back and I missed...

September 11, 2013

Ten Takeaways from “Pastrix” by @Sarcasticluther Nadia Bolz-Weber

This week I read through "Pastrix" by Nadia Bolz-Weber. This book offers the meandering journey of...

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...