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January 2017

January 19, 2017

So You’re Anxious About God’s Will: Three Thoughts on Figuring It Out

It’s not that I get anxious about things, it’s just that if I’m not...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

The Holy Spirit, Part II: Who is He to Me?

Part 2 ***This is the second post exploring the Person of the Holy...

September 20, 2016

The Holy Spirit: Who is He?

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September 09, 2016

Let It Go with a Little Help from My Friends

One of the critiques I have often heard, in one iteration or another, is that...

September 01, 2016

So You Sinned: Some Thoughts on Not Doing That

I've talked some recently about issues surrounding, in particular, habitual and “Come to Jesus” types...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

Stories that Shape Us: Remembering Our Past and Our Communities

“We’re saving it for the next generation, you know, after us, because it's all disappearing”...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

When Good Catholic Women Take Birth Control

“In most cases it would have been possible to do something better than what an...

July 12, 2016

Vocation: Get Food On the Table, Then We Can Talk About Beatitude

It’s no secret I’m a fan of David Foster Wallace. The first thing I remember...

July 07, 2016

I’ll Come Around Some Day: Sin and Sanctity

Sin. It’s strangely akin to our love for crappy television: we don’t talk about it until...

June 2016

June 09, 2016

Good Men Don’t Assault Women, Period.

***This obviously deals with a sensitive topic, and includes some of the victim’s own, validly...