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November 09, 2025

One Wife for Seven Brothers

It's football season! Here's a conversation overheard as a bunch of guys at a sports...

March 2025

March 21, 2025

Sports Fanaticism and the Life of Faith

Today is day two of the four best sports days of the year. The first...

July 2024

July 30, 2024

Memories of Olympics Past

It often is a surprise to those who know that I am a college professor...

May 2024

May 12, 2024

Ascension Day and the Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are coming soon! On this Ascension Sunday I am...

February 2024

February 11, 2024

Basketball and Forgiveness

For someone who is a dedicated college basketball fan and a rabid follower of the...

October 2023

October 05, 2023

Philosophers on the Pitch

For most sports fans, this time of year is exciting. The baseball playoffs just started,...

September 2023

September 15, 2023

That was Fun! I Can Do This!

Marilynne Robinson writes that “I remember once, as a child, walking into a library, looking...

April 2023

April 20, 2023

So What? Now What?

Regular readers of this blog, or even those who just occasionally drop in, know that...

April 09, 2023

When Easter Fades, Where is Jesus to be Found?

God is not an insurance agent. H. G. Wells If you are a college basketball...

March 2023

March 02, 2023

Getting Back to the Basics

This coming Sunday's gospel gets us back to the basics. Sports fans old enough to...

February 2023

February 02, 2023

Being and Discovering a Sacred Space

In his biography of Leonardo da Vinci, Walter Isaacson tells us that one of the...

November 2022

November 06, 2022

One Wife for Seven Brothers: A Strange Story with an Important Lesson

A conversation overheard as a bunch of guys at a sports bar wait for the...

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May 28, 2022

Passing the Baton: An Ascension Sunday Reflection

A disturbingly common mishap in recent Summer Olympic games has been the failure of U.S....

March 2022

March 11, 2022

The Sacrament of Sports Fanaticism

This is the first week of the best four weeks of the year: March Madness....

November 2021

November 23, 2021

What are YOU Thankful for this Thanksgiving Week?

I have a Facebook acquaintance, a fellow graduate of St. John’s College, who posts five...

October 2021

October 12, 2021

Looking for God in All the Wrong Places

Although it often caused trouble and brought me grief during my primary and secondary education...

May 2021

May 13, 2021

Jesus, Ascension Day, and the Olympics

It is a reminder of the world we have been living in for more than...

April 2021

April 03, 2021

An Easter Warning: Jesus Isn’t Walking Through That Door

God is not an insurance agent. H. G. Wells During Rick Pitino’s tenure as the...

March 2021

March 14, 2021

Returning to the Basics

Today's lectionary texts take us back to the basics. Sports fans old enough to remember...

March 11, 2021

Jesus Didn’t Care About Family Values

I was angry with my father for a lot of reasons over the years, some...

May 2020

May 18, 2020

We Are On Our Own

In preparation for my next book project, a teaching memoir tentatively titled Nice Work If You...

April 2020

April 21, 2020

Why No Sports During the Coronavirus is a Spiritual Challenge

I’ve written more than once in the last month about how the “Apocalypse” colloquium I...

March 2020

March 14, 2020

Jesus’ Advice Concerning the Coronavirus: Don’t Be Afraid of Tomorrow

If there ever was a time when Jesus’ suggestion that we should “not worry about...

November 2019

November 25, 2019

Things I Am Thankful For–what is your list?

I have a Facebook acquaintance, a fellow graduate of St. John’s College, who posts five...

November 12, 2019

One Wife for Seven Brothers: An important lesson from a strange story

A strange story from Luke's gospel was the gospel for the day last Sunday. It...

June 2019

June 02, 2019

Passing the Baton: An Ascension Sunday Reflection

A disturbingly common mishap in recent Summer Olympic games has been the failure of U.S....

March 2019

March 30, 2019

Sports Fanaticism as Spiritual Practice

Last Saturday, Jeanne was out of town for work, and I had a choice to...

February 2019

February 02, 2019

The Super Bowl and the F-Word

The Super Bowl is upon us! As an avid Patriots fan, I feel perfectly comfortable...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Sacred Spaces and Dunkin Donuts

I currently am working my way slowly through Walter Isaacson’s wonderful biography of Leonardo da...

October 2018

October 05, 2018

Professional Wrestling, the Liberal Agenda, and Jesus

One of my many fond memories of my sons’ youth was our early Saturday morning...

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