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December 2019

December 16, 2019
Yesterday we talked about how the biblical understanding of joy is rooted in the way...
December 15, 2019
Week three of Advent is all about Joy. Joy is a word that is sometimes...
December 14, 2019
We are at the end of Week Two, the week of Faith. We have talked...
December 13, 2019
Yesterday we talked about helping people to see the goodness, sacredness, and potential that they...
December 12, 2019
Do you have a catchphrase? For Bugs Bunny, it was "What's up doc?" Walter Cronkite...
December 11, 2019
I have a friend who has made it a mission to practice random acts of...
December 10, 2019
I grew up in a Christian family. As a child, I loved this time of...
December 09, 2019
I hate watching the news. It's not that I don't like to know what is...
December 08, 2019
Is faith a belief or an action? There's a parable that Gino Wickman tells in...
December 07, 2019
There is an anti-hunger organization called Bread for the World that I used to work...
December 06, 2019
There's an often-repeated story about the construction of the Salisbury Cathedral. The story goes like...
December 05, 2019
Every morning at The Hope Clinic, we gather in prayer. It is a time to...
December 04, 2019
Hope begins when we keep three things open in our lives: our eyes, our hearts,...
December 04, 2019
I recently read an article in the Washington Post warning that there is a rising...
December 03, 2019
A few years ago a couple of friends and I decided to start a coffee...
December 02, 2019
I have four young boys. One of their favorite things to do is read books....
December 01, 2019
When Advent first emerged, it was rooted in the need for hope. Advent was started...

November 2019

November 27, 2019
Advent can sometimes get overwhelmed by the business of the Christmas season. This is really...

October 2019

October 07, 2019
Here's a video I made a couple years back in honor of the feast of...

August 2019

August 07, 2019
We pray today For an open heart A heart that welcomes in Those who feel...

June 2019

June 12, 2019
For newcomers in liturgical theology Fr. Alexander Schmemann is a figure that everyone comes into...
June 03, 2019
The history of Eastern Orthodoxy in the United States is fascinating. In my own study...

May 2019

May 29, 2019
Understanding is a gift that is often hard fought for. Those precious few who can...
May 20, 2019
There are few voices that have captivated my theological imagination like that of Alexander Schmemann....

March 2019

March 13, 2019
Culture is contagious. There was a recent study that was done that showed one of...
March 06, 2019
Today begins Lent. A few years ago I did some research into the origins of Lent. There isn't...

January 2019

January 23, 2019
Heavenly Father, I want to follow Jesus. I want to follow him step by step....

December 2018

December 10, 2018
I have some shocking news for you.  Christmas is not about celebrating Jesus birthday. Don’t...
December 05, 2018
Where do you find hope?   We have now entered the season of Advent. This...

August 2018

August 26, 2018
To say this has been a difficult month for those within the Catholic Church would...
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