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April 2016

April 27, 2016
I’ve tried to imagine what it was like for the Virgin Mary to see the...
April 14, 2016
What's it mean for someone with a damaged mind to stand before God? How do...
April 09, 2016
I don't want to ruin everyone's day. I feel like that person who got cajoled...
April 06, 2016
"You theologians speak completely differently than us philosophers," the graduate student said. He beamed with excitement about...

March 2016

March 28, 2016
My mother was about to fly to hers, fly to her mother's deathbed, to pray...
March 22, 2016
Now is the week when all the statues in churches are veiled. Crucifixes covered over....
March 06, 2016
A bunch of people I know are defending their dissertations soon. It reminds me of...
March 03, 2016
Yes or no, does human life make sense, and does man have a destiny? I...

February 2016

February 25, 2016
When we say that Catholics don't know the Bible, I am more and more convinced...
February 23, 2016
My Lord and my God, Where the fuck are you? I know, Father, that you...
February 19, 2016
Today as student asked me a question that I've reflected on every time I teach....
February 17, 2016
I've been thinking a lot about the nature of time. And history. And truth. Most...
February 15, 2016
"How does it feel, knowing that your emotions limit you while your mind is capable...
February 14, 2016
"Trees aren't made of stone," a student said with a frown, "and stone doesn't grow....
February 05, 2016
I am afraid of God. I don't know where else to begin except where I...
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