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February 2018

February 16, 2018

Remembering Mister Rogers and the Light He Left

By Wendy Murray Fred "Mister" Rogers died 15 years ago this month. I always think...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Joseph, God’s Ordinary Man

In the magic of the Christmas story, let’s not forget the one who paid the...

December 06, 2017

Christmas: From Jesus’ Birth to Santa ~ But How?

Where Did “Christmas” Come From? Christmas is typically associated with the birth of Jesus, a...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

The Catholic Who Paved the Way for Martin Luther’s Reform

Three centuries before Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the church door at Wittenberg,...

October 06, 2017

The Antidote for the World-weary: Spiritual Practice

In times such as those in which we live -- a time of an unrelenting...

October 04, 2017

How Do You Finish a Life with Wounds? Thoughts on Saint Francis on His Feast Day

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Francis, which in the Catholic tradition, is the...

September 2017

September 18, 2017

Dante’s Hell ~ He Names Names

Famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri died this month almost 700 years ago, in 1321 (aged...

September 06, 2017

A Shamed and Failed Knight ~ Saint Francis’ Other Life

For a knight -- picture Ragnar Lothbrook -- no greater humiliation befalls him than to...

July 2017

July 06, 2017

Pop’s Garden

Thirty years ago this month a 92-year-old man died and I've never forgotten him. His...

June 2017

June 23, 2017

Warrior Poet, Columcille ~ Light of the North Who Brightened the West & Inflamed the East

In sixth century Ireland approximately one third of the population were poets. As Saint Patrick...

June 05, 2017

There Is a Reason King David Was a Man After God’s Heart and It Is Not What You Think

As a member of a coterie of journalists who cover religion, I have been confounded...

May 2017

May 05, 2017

Kierkegaard’s Unrelenting Questions About Faith

Today is the birthday of the Danish Christian philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 to – November,...

April 2017

April 24, 2017

Happy St. George Day! And Who Is Saint George?

April 23 celebrates the date of the martyrdom of St. George, a little-known saint by Americans,...

April 06, 2017

The City of God v The City of Man

by Wendy Murray Amid the perpetual dissent that arises from President Trump’s many actions and...

April 04, 2017

My Visit with Fred “Mister” Rogers, Part Two (Audio) ~ Television as Holy Ground

By Wendy Murray Continuing my conversation with Fred Rogers on the day we met in...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

My Visit with Fred “Mister” Rogers, Part One (Audio) ~ His Family & the Puppets

By Wendy Murray This posting marks the first of what I hope will be ongoing...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

Who Is the *Real* Francis of Assisi? A New Book Hasn’t Found Him

A Review of When Francis Saved the Church, by Jon Sweeney (This review is part...