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November 2014

November 06, 2014
I ran into this quiz today and thought it was fun. It attempts to track...
November 05, 2014
Jesus’ death matters. I think very few Christians would disagree with that statement. For nearly...
November 04, 2014
A few years ago I was at my friend’s home near election Day. We were...

October 2014

October 19, 2014
One of the challenges in reading the biblical account of the Transfiguration is determining what...
October 16, 2014
I recently had a chance to chat with veteran comedy writer Eric Kaplin - @ericlinuskaplan - about...
October 07, 2014
Jacopo Bassano’s painting, The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, offers a fascinating interpretation about what it...

September 2014

September 29, 2014
Being a Catholic comes with many challenges. We are called to lay down our lives...
September 22, 2014
There are few examples of the Kingdom of God that are more creative and inspiring...
September 21, 2014
Well today is my Birthday. All in all September 21st is a fairly great day...
September 17, 2014
The latest book by Mike Aquilla and Donald Cardinal Wuerl came out this week. It...
September 16, 2014
This past Sunday the Church celebrated The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a feast in...
September 10, 2014
I recently sat down to talk with Aaron Cobb and Ron Belgau ( @ronbelgau ) to talk about...
September 05, 2014
It’s no secret that the Annunciation has been one of the most influential passages in...
September 03, 2014
This week @RealJohnGreen posted a great video reflections on his trip to Ethiopia. In it...

August 2014

August 26, 2014
  I have always been intrigued by the setting of the great Venetian painter Jacopo Bassano's...
August 19, 2014
This week I had a chance to join a panel on liturgy for the Theologues...
August 05, 2014
Last month one of my fellow Theologues contributors, Austin Maness, wrote up a piece encouraging people to consider worshiping without...

July 2014

July 27, 2014
I have recently been talking a great deal about the immigration issue. I highlighted the...
July 25, 2014
This week I sat down with the Theologues guys to talk about violence, and raising...
July 23, 2014
This morning I am blessed to be in a conversation with Catholic author and new...
July 22, 2014
I'm excited to be tuning into the latest #ProjectCST webcast which is starting in just a...
July 19, 2014
Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a...
July 17, 2014
I made up this quiz that I thought the church history nerds might find fun....
July 16, 2014
Over the past year I have been working closely with Catholic organizations active all across...
July 16, 2014
Yesterday my progressive channel friend @DavidRHenson pointed me to this music video posted on Conan...
July 15, 2014
Like many, my heart has been broken as I hear about the thousands of Children...
July 13, 2014
I recently read through Patick Madid’s latest book Why Be Catholic. I was interested in...
July 08, 2014
This week Fr. Longenecker posted a great response to a question about how someone can...
July 03, 2014
My family is my greatest treasure, teacher and trainer. They have taught me to love...
July 01, 2014
Over the weekend I attended #Wildgoose14 and had a chance to sit down and talk...
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