How Do I Get Into THAT Group?
“He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end.” This verse appears at the beginning of John 13, and we heard it recently at Holy Thursday Mass. For some reason, this line jumped off...
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The Door
I had just begun a second master’s program at a small theology school in San Antonio. It was my first day visiting the library, and I love libraries, so I had spent a good deal of time there before...
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Your Not-So-Typical Commencement Address
If I were to speak to graduating Catholic school students, here are a few thoughts I might share: I’m not going to be able to take much credit for these points. Almost all of it has been inspired by...
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Why I Hate Retreat High
For the record: I love retreats, but despise any language or sentiment surrounding a “retreat high.” I am not anti-emotional, nor promoting some sort of devotionalism devoid of all human emotion....
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Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
I have a very special memory of something that happened to me as a little child. On Christmas Eve, Mom brought down from the attic the banged-up, musty, ancient cardboard box. Inside were all the...
View ArticleFruits of Lent
During Easter week my wife and I went out to dinner at our local Mexican restaurant and got to talking with Jose’, the restaurant owner, who happens to be a fellow parishioner. We were all talking...
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Holy Ship of Theseus!
I do not remember much of my Metaphysics 101 class from my undergraduate days at the University of Dayton. I would describe the class as a giant mind trip in all honesty. One particular mind trip,...
View ArticleOne of Those Moments
One of the joys of my position is the opportunity to gain the wisdom of people from across the archdiocese at various meetings and conferences. So, just recently I presented on “Sacramental Adult...
View ArticleMagi or Shepherd?
If you were given your choice as to which part you would play in the pageantry of the Christmas story, would you rather be a magi (king, wise man) or a shepherd? Before you read on, answer that...
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Mary and Joseph Go to a Fish Fry
It’s a Friday in Lent and two Catholics go to a local Fish Fry. We’ll call one Mary and the other Joseph. At first glance, the two don’t seem very different. Both were baptized as infants; both...
View ArticleContagiously Catholic: Increase
For those involved in Evangelization Ministry – Join us for Contagiously Catholic: Increase. Our goal is simple: Ever increasing communion with Christ. Join us for: Shared Prayer and Lectio Formation...
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