I didn’t know Bishop Dave as well as others did, so part of me also feels like my sadness is unjustified. And then there is regret.
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How teaching sex ed taught me how to approach the synod
I’ve realized that the approach we take in sex ed offers some guidelines that could be useful for the church as a whole as we seek to engage in honest conversations as part of the Synod on Synodality.
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‘What should I give up for Lent?’ is the wrong question to start with.
“What should I do for Lent?” That’s the wrong question. Rather, it is not the first question we should ask. It is the last one. Let me explain.
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Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance put the power of pregnancy center stage
The singer’s halftime performance illuminated some of the tensions experienced by pregnant women in the public eye.
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Maybe God does care who wins in sports. And what’s wrong with that?
Is it sound theology to think God was on one’s own side after a victory? Who can capture the mind of God; do we know that he doesn’t care who wins a game?
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The death of a good monk: Celebrating Brother Joseph’s simple and holy life
Brother Mary Joseph lay in state at Mepkin Abbey, his simple funeral liturgy soon to begin, fitting for a man who lived a simple life at the South Carolina Trappist monastery.
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The tradition of papal telegrams: Why the pope sends a message to every country he flies over
In a sense, the pope’s messages all amount to the same thing: Hello and God bless you. But there is a care in the language that is striking.
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5 lessons about evangelization from my time as a figure skating coach
Coaching ice skating, in some ways, isn’t far from teaching others about the church: It requires a knowledge of the rules involved, but it also means that I, too, must be willing to learn and listen and respond.
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The grace of growing old
It is easy to think of older people as always having existed in their current condition. Does it make us feel younger to think that way? More superior? Perhaps we hope it holds our own mortality at bay.
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Relationships are essential for health and happiness. What about a friendship with God?
The Harvard Study of Adult Development has found that deep relationships are a key to long term emotional well-being. As I read their findings, I found myself wondering how many people would include a relationship with God as one of the deep personal relationships of their lives.