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March 2014

March 07, 2014
This morning my colleagues and I at Bread for the World sang the song "I need...

February 2014

February 28, 2014
Recently John Langan, S.J., Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University, wrote this great...
February 28, 2014
Today is the last day of Black History Month here in the United States. I...
February 27, 2014
This week I wrote an article for Bread for the World on developing letter writing...
February 27, 2014
I found this story to be quite inspirational! A religious sister who celebrated her 107th...
February 26, 2014
Recently the USCCB posted this presentation on income inequality:   I wrote a few of...
February 24, 2014
Lent is nearly upon us, and people will soon be discerning how this years 40...
February 21, 2014
If you're like me, you love the Olympics. I love seeing the skill and the...
February 20, 2014
It's hard to imagine that only a year ago I was preparing to announce I...
February 14, 2014
There is a great deal of talk about romance in the air today. It’s Valentine’s...
February 12, 2014
People often ask me what caused me to leave my life as a protestant minister...
February 01, 2014
I was blown away by this amazing interactive "map" of our universe. It gives scale...

January 2014

January 29, 2014
About six years ago I was living in Ann Arbor Michigan. I worked as the youth director at...
January 24, 2014
This week a reader asks: What is your favorite Christian painting or sculpture? This is...
January 23, 2014
I ran into a fantastic bit of liturgical satire at Eye of the Tiber today. It...
January 23, 2014
Recently I posted a graphic comparing cardinals to catholic populations... but all of that has...
January 23, 2014
I was moved by this display of liturgical action [Wednesday] morning, monks from the Kiev-Caves...
January 22, 2014
A couple weeks ago I read through Rachel Held Evans latest book, A Year of...
January 21, 2014
Even since Francis' election last year Stephen Colbert has made sure Pope Francis is getting...
January 16, 2014
As many of you are aware, hunger is a major issue in the world today....
January 10, 2014
Jim Martin posted this on Facebook today and I found it to be fascinating. The...
January 10, 2014
This week's question: I'm interested in learning more about the Christian philosophy. I do not...
January 08, 2014
The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most moving parables told by...
January 07, 2014
Some of you may be aware that I have long held the title as the...
January 06, 2014
The year 2014 is upon us and we are hopeful. This is the time of...

December 2013

December 23, 2013
This week I read through Good Tidings and Great Joy the new Christmas book by Sarah...
December 21, 2013
Icons have been in the news this week. First there was the article by Megan Hill...
December 17, 2013
An open letter to Radio Stations in December, Enough is enough. As you are aware...
December 17, 2013
This week, Huffington Post writer James D. Tabor put out an article arguing that It...
December 13, 2013
Today's question: I've been in seminary for a semester now and I was thinking about...
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