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August 2015

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...

June 2015

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 23, 2015

A Voice in the Wilderness: If you heard it, would you listen?

It's one thing to pay attention to an obviously learned person - a scholar, perhaps...

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 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 16, 2015

Three Life-Giving Facts about Prayer

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