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June 2013

June 24, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that when I'm driving alone in the car I generally either 1) listen...

June 17, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that my wife and kids gave me a huge Audible.com gift certificate for...

June 10, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

"Blogging is not writing. It's just graffiti with punctuation." - Contagion. I confess to some...

June 03, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I took an impromptu week off from blogging last week. It was...

May 2013

May 20, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional: How to Read a Book

I confess that I just finished Metaxas's biography of Bonhoeffer for the second time. This...

May 13, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I am not super excited to write  a confession this morning. I...

May 06, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional – Cultivating the Ability to Listen To Your Own Soul

I confess that I have an ailment that I've always called "productivity sickness." I seem...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I have regressed a bit in my attempts to practice Sabbath keeping,...

April 15, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I did not watch a single moment of the Masters this year...

April 08, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I'm ambivalent, if not a little bit cranky about the coming of...

April 01, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional – The Post-Easter Hangover

I confess that Easter may be my favorite day of the entire year. I love...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional – Spring Break Edition

I confess that I was a lousy blogger last week because I was out of...

March 11, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I am excited about watching from afar as the Catholic Church elects...

March 04, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I make my confessions with a heavy heart today because my friend...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I have a standard order at every restaurant I go to, an...

February 11, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I did not watch the Grammy Awards last night. I confess that...

February 04, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I love the Super Bowl. It doesn't matter who is playing, I...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I'm working at my favorite Panera this morning and I'm sitting next...

January 21, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional: For The Hope Center & MLK Jr.

I confess that when I was young many adults in my little world held MLK...

January 14, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that we finally took down our Christmas tree and decorations this weekend. I...

January 07, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that my wife and I went to see Lincoln last night... first movie...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional – 2012 Year End Confessions

Father Adam - a Benedictine monk who is my spiritual director - always says "God...

December 17, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I am weary from grief and worry. I confess that last week...

December 10, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that my shoulders ache all the time. I confess that it seems to...

December 03, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I am bothered by the inclusion of pedestrian tweets and Facebook status...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I have been taking a short and much needed break from blogging...

November 19, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I struggle to be present where I am, in the moment. I...

November 12, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional

Quick Note: the purpose of Monday Morning Confessional is simple. Confession is good for the...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

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I confess that I’m praying this morning that things won’t get too bad for the...

October 22, 2012

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I have not watched 24 hour cable news in over a month...

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