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December 2013

December 03, 2013

@PONTIFEXCELLENT: Sneaky goodness

A knowledgeable source in Rome told The Huffington Post that "Swiss guards confirmed that the...

November 2013

November 08, 2013

@PONTIFEXCELLENT: The Graft Stops Here

"Perhaps it starts out with a small envelope (of cash), but it's like a drug,"...

November 07, 2013

@PONTIFEXCELLENT: Noses & Kisses

"Saints are people who belong fully to God. They are not afraid of being mocked,...

November 06, 2013

@PONTIFEXCELLENT: Baby Noemi

A prayer for one little girl among a crowd of 50k+: For Noemi, "Let's express...

November 03, 2013

On My Nightstand

book pileEvery day a new book arrives in the mail from one publisher or another,...

November 03, 2013

PASTRIX Bonus

"I’m almost always stricken by an experience of God. Broken into a million pieces and...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

GoodRead du Jour: ‘Let My Tebow Go’ in the NYTimes

"The virginity, the anti-abortion ad, the praying, the laying on of hands, the Tebowing —...

December 17, 2012

‘At the Sound of Mary’s Greeting, Elizabeth’s Child Leapt Within Her’

Can you see the living God in this girl's face? I can.

December 17, 2012

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Trish Ryan is a writer you should know if you don't already. She's the author...

December 17, 2012

Christmas Is Happening

Check out this clever and creative interactive Advent calendar-ish thingie courtesy of a couple of...

October 2012

October 12, 2012

Ethiopia: The Face of God

BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia — When I posted this photograph of a beautiful little Ethiopian girl...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Deliver Us From Smugness

It is not the imperfection or presence of conflict themselves within the Communion of the...

September 2011

September 07, 2011

GODSTUFF: “Red State” wins. Take a bow, Silent Bob.

The horror of "Red State" is not the body count wrought by machine-gun-toting church ladies...

August 2011

August 27, 2011

GODSTUFF: “Liberate Eden” is a digital meditation on the contemporary life of faith

In the flickering pixels of a video screen, “Liberate Eden” becomes words with a heartbeat,...

August 21, 2011

GODSTUFF: The problem with Christian labels

If the New Yorker piece is any indication, apparently we evangelicals remain an elusive, vastly...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

GODSTUFF: Beware the Chritches

The short definition of what constitutes a "Chritch" was neatly (and chillingly) offered a few...

May 2011

May 25, 2011

GODSTUFF: Spiritually Intriguing Summer Reading

This summer brings a rich collection of new spiritually-themed titles that promise to captivate both...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

GODSTUFF: “Christian” Film? What should be coming to a theater near you

While the prolific Lewis has enough material in his oeuvre to keep filmmakers busy for...

March 2011

March 17, 2011

GODSTUFF: One Nation Under Allah?

American Islam, like American Christianity, is not a monolith.

March 14, 2011

GODSTUFF: Heretic, Shmeretic. Love Wins.

Rob Bell is a heretic. And so are you. But that's the good news. It's...

October 2010

October 13, 2010

GODSTUFF: Forty on 40 ~ Spiritual Lessons at Midlife…

40. There is nothing you can do that would make God throw up God’s hands,...

October 08, 2010

Friday Swag Bag Grab Quiz: U2 and Faith – Still Haven’t Found What You’re Looking For?

We're a wee bit late celebrating U2's 34th birthday (September 25, 1976), but what the...

September 2010

September 08, 2010

Today … in God: Thursday, September 9, 2010

Cathy Grossman over at USAToday's Faith&Reason blog is taking a poll about whether plans to...

September 06, 2010

Today…in God: Weekend redux.

Charles M. Blow in the New York Times on Religious Outliers With all of the...

August 2010

August 24, 2010

Welcome home. The Dude is in.

Welcome home. The Dude is in.... Let us live in this love and this happiness,...

August 23, 2010

April 2010

April 04, 2010

Chikondwelero Pasaka!St. Freddie of Rupert on EASTER:The Gospels are far from clear as to what...

April 03, 2010

St. Freddie of Rupert on "Vocation"

March 2010

March 16, 2010

Pursued by the hound of heaven:Remembering Mark MetherellIt's hard to believe so much time has...