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December 2014

December 01, 2014

LISTEN: God Girl on the Steve Brown Show!

Jennifer Grant, my dear friend and co-editor of Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good...

November 2014

November 07, 2014

Just As I Am

I don’t think you’re an idiot at all. I mean, there are elements of the...

January 2014

January 26, 2014

On Justin Bieber’s Annus Horribilis : My Interview with Joshua DuBois

We have the responsibility to be kind to one another, and that responsibility extends to...

January 23, 2014

On Justin Bieber’s Arrest in Miami Beach

I have been turning down interview requests for months because I have had nothing constructive...

December 2013

December 25, 2013

@PONTIFEXCELLENT: ‘Nolle timere’

"Jesus is Love incarnate. He is not simply a teacher of wisdom, he is not...

November 2013

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 05, 2013

@PONTIFEXCELLENT: LGBTQ

on May 18, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Papa Frank cares about all of his...

November 03, 2013

PASTRIX Bonus

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

May 2011

May 27, 2011

GODSTUFF: God is the Roots of “Tree of Life”

Terrence Malick's film, "Tree of Life," is nearly indescribable. Not because its beauty or virtuosity...

March 2011

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...

March 03, 2011

GODSTUFF: “The Sunset Limited” ~ Big ideas in a small film

Art is maddeningly dynamic. It does not, and will not, mean the same thing to...

January 2011

January 12, 2011

GODSTUFF: A Gay Awakening for the Church?

Some of my dearest friends are gay. Most of my dearest friends are Christians. And...

December 2010

December 09, 2010

GODSTUFF: Knit one. Pray two.

We are hard-wired to be innately creative beings, compelled to create because we are made...

November 2010

November 04, 2010

GODSTUFF: “The Big C” and Cosmic Mulligans

As Cathy grapples for a rudder to steer the drifting ship of her soul, faith...

October 2010

October 26, 2010

GODSTUFF: Together in perfect imperfection at Little Church by the Sea

For more than 15 years, I didn't go to church (except for lots of visits...

October 10, 2010

People of the Second Chance: U2&Faith Quiz Extended Until TUESDAY 9:30 a.m.

Wow. I guess it really is a tough quiz. By the time the quiz expired...

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...

October 07, 2010

GODSTUFF: Thrift Store Saints

What I actually know about God might, on a good day, fit on a quarter...

October 04, 2010

A Little Happy: Loving the hard part(s)

We're hard. We have pointy bits and rough edges and sharp scary corners. Sometimes we're...

September 2010

September 13, 2010

A Little Happy (or a Lotta in this case): David Wilcox and “Show the Way”

[wpvideo xbHURZ8q] David is on tour right now. RUN out and see him if you...

August 2010

August 25, 2010

DJ Jeff’s Spintasms: “Alive in the World” by Jackson Browne

I want to live in the world, not behind some wall I want to live...

July 2010

July 29, 2010

GODSTUFF: For better or for worse, by the power vested in me …

Honor is a destination and through the act of honoring another person — our life...

May 2010

May 23, 2010

Secret Church: Welcome home…

Secret Church: Welcome home... For more than fifteen years, I didn't go to church. I...

May 22, 2010

GODSTUFFHARD-WIRED FOR GOODNESSIn the creation story in the biblical Book of Genesis, after God created...

May 10, 2010

Happy 50th Birthday, Mr. BonoOn this day in 1960, a wee child with an enormous...

April 2010

April 28, 2010

Calling all Gracespotters: Thursday night in Chicago (4/29/2010)Please join me TOMORROW NIGHT, THURSDAY APRIL 29,...

April 07, 2010

A Sort of Homecoming:God Girl returns to Chicago 4/29Hey all in Chicago and environs:Join me...

April 04, 2010

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

April 02, 2010

GODSTUFFGOOD FRIDAY BLESSINGS: SWEET SISTER FRIENDAs you know, I spent the earlier part of this...