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August 2015

August 24, 2015

Three Ways In Which I Wish I Was More Like a Man

When I get stuck in those grumpy pits, I make myself think about to the...

August 10, 2015

When God closes a door, does he always open a window?

If the door has been closed, it's not necessarily so that God can give you...

August 05, 2015

Total Darkness: What the Planned Parenthood videos tell us about ourselves

Planned Parenthood is selling baby parts and intact fetuses. How did it ever come to...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Seed of a New World: Film gives faith a new spin

Every once in a while, you come across one that you absolutely can't turn down....

July 08, 2015

Feeling Humdrum? Five Essentials of Getting – And Staying Motivated

I've been working on a strategy that's been helping me to get motivated and stay...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

CMC15 Recap: What happens when you mix Patheos writers and the Catholic Press Association

I'm told by past Egan Fellows that this will be a life-changing experience for me,...

June 26, 2015

SCOTUS Decision: Who has the final word on gay marriage?

No matter what authority is given the Supreme Court to declare things legal (or not...

June 17, 2015

Pope Francis: Birth and rebirth in hope for those who mourn

Death does not have the last word: God does. He will lighten the darkness that...

June 16, 2015

Honor My Mother? Why Should I?

My mom isn't my mom by accident, but by God's design. He chose that womb,...

June 11, 2015

New Growth: 12 Things I’ve learned from my urban garden

To a master gardener, all of this is common knowledge. Since, I've not a speck...

June 04, 2015

Caitlyn vs. Nestle: The irony of artificial ingredients

We want our foods natural, with authentic ingredients, but not necessarily our bodies...We are all...

June 03, 2015

Forever Catholic: Why the Pew study doesn’t matter

Lately everybody's abuzz about how the younger generation is falling away from the Church, becoming...

June 02, 2015

Summer Son: 3 dates NOT to miss this June

Summer is underway, and we'll be wanting to get out to relish the sun. We'll...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

U2’s tour manager died suddenly right before a performance. What they did next will surprise you.

U2 doesn't bill itself as a Christian band, yet they've consistently put their Christian faith...

May 29, 2015

Need a boost? Try making a spiritual Communion

The ability to unite by desire with Jesus, to invite him into my frazzled heart...

May 27, 2015

My Urban Garden: The one place I won’t let get all crazy

I can be at peace there, and the loveliness of the new growth all around...

May 24, 2015

So, This is What Dying Looks Like: Preparing to Bid My Mom Farewell

I'm seeing it in my mom's eyes, and hearing it in her voice. She looks...

May 22, 2015

Holy Fire: The Faces of Pentecost

There are a number of Pentecost images that I love to meditate on. I read...

May 19, 2015

Lesson from a 5-year-old: What Josiah Duncan’s story teaches us about charity

Josiah Duncan gave witness to fraternal charity, and his mom helped him to follow through...

May 16, 2015

Three Life-Giving Facts about Prayer

With things coming at us from all sides - obligations, struggles, discord, hardship, and the...

May 13, 2015

No, you are NOT entitled to be happy!

I do not believe that we're entitled to happiness, but I do believe that we...

May 06, 2015

Mother’s Day Message for Moms: You’re a better mother than you think

Our love for our families and nurturing instinct further intensifies our tendency to self-criticism and...

May 05, 2015

If I wasn’t a Christian, I’d be tempted to despair

Sometimes I can ease the suffering a bit, practically speaking, but generally, all I can...

May 04, 2015

Parenting the Parent: Discerning Joy as Memory Fades

She laughs because, in her dementia, she's become very childlike. The little things bring her...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

5 Reasons to Honor Mary This May

Catholics in general honor Mary during Mary, but why should you honor her?

April 27, 2015

Before you judge the Detroit priest who recommended CPL classes for his parish, read this.

While I did raise my eyebrows at the method Fr. Fride had chosen to protect...

April 23, 2015

Not everyone who says “Allah” is a radical Islamist: Conversation with Fr. Nabil Haddad, Founder of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistance Research Center

The violence and persecutions in the Middle East are closer to us that you may...

April 20, 2015

Here I am, stuck in the middle with you…

One thing this trip has taught me is that we really are far more connected...

April 17, 2015

We crashed a wedding in Jordan!

I can testify to that from firsthand experience. I've met folks from many parts of...

April 16, 2015

Five things that fascinate me about Jordan

Our days have been long, sometimes grueling, but always filled with excitement and joy at...