A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Robert Buckland
Robert Buckland
Robert Buckland, a Jesuit novice, was born in Georgetown, Guyana, but has spent much of his life in Belize. After graduating from St. John’s College in Belize, he attended Fordham University in New York. Most recently, he served as C.I.O. for Belize's largest airline, Tropic Air.
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Dungeons & Dragons—and Jesuits
Unexpectedly, Dungeons & Dragons has become a beloved activity among men preparing for religious life.
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Our opportunities to evangelize
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter, by Robert Buckland
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How Pope Francis brought me back to the Catholic Church
I discovered that Catholicism could speak meaningfully to contemporary issues, that it could challenge power rather than embody it. I began to pay attention again.
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Walking with the risen Jesus
A Reflection for Wednesday in the Octave of Easter, by Robert Buckland
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A superhero’s Catholic identity: Faith, vocation and absolution in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
“Daredevil: Born Again” has now launched on Disney+, and the show features a lead character whose faith is a central element to his identity.
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Harden not your hearts
A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, by Robert Buckland
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
U.S.A.I.D. changed my life. It is heart-wrenching to watch Trump try to destroy it.
A scholarship program in Belize funded by U.S.A.I.D. gave me an incredible opportunity to change my life for the better. I saw it as proof that the United States was practicing love toward its neighbors.
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Honoring my mother’s pre-Lent pancake tradition
Growing up, I loved my mother’s traditional Guyanese pancakes but often was unsure why they were even called pancakes, as they barely resembled the American form. Today, I have renewed appreciation for her efforts and the tradition she continued.
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Cut back on social media for Lent—and then for the rest of the year, too
Give up the “futile distractions” of online life. Abstinence would benefit your mental health and your pocketbook, as well as the larger community if enough of us did it.