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September 2021

September 03, 2021

Dark Devotional: Silence, the Love Language of God

“Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf...

July 2021

July 02, 2021

Dark Devotional: The Petulant Winds of Elation

Elation. The word St. Paul uses in the epistle today is one we use rarely...

March 2021

March 08, 2021

Things Keeping Us Going: Reading & Writing Edition

March is National Reading Month, so I figured we should have a totally lit (see...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

Dark Devotional: Mary, the Mother of God

Mary, the Mother of God By Karl Persson I must begin with a confession: ...

February 2020

February 28, 2020

Mental Illness and and the Darkness of Lent

As someone with depression and anxiety, it’s always with mixed emotions that I approach Lent--and...

December 2016

December 28, 2016

The Dark Side of Christmas: The Murder of Innocents

“They said there’ll be snow at Christmas. They said there’ll be peace on Earth. But...

December 20, 2016

We Wish You a Haunted Christmas

It's that time of year when I don’t know who to be more frustrated with:...

December 13, 2016

The Artist’s Fiat: An Interview with Sister Sinjin

I’ve been listening to Sister Sinjin’s new album, Incarnation, as a daily Advent prayer, and...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Dark Devotional: Still Waiting

An Ignatian Contemplation* on a Reading from the Gospel According to Luke (9:11B – 17),...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

The Dark Devotional: St. Thomas Didymus: A Heart Made Double by Breaking

Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So...