Some say I have brought suffering on myself by standing up for the promises I made at the altar. In a sense that is true. But the alternative would have been to betray myself.
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Five reasons John Henry Newman is a saint for our times
Newman, like all of the saints, is perennially relevant because holiness never goes out of style.
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Malcolm Gladwell talks casuistry and Catholicism with the hosts of Jesuitical
Malcolm Gladwell joins the hosts of Jesuitical for a conversation about his experience in thinking like a Jesuit.
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Choosing life over death on the George Washington Bridge
What saved me? No simple answers or solutions exist. People in the throes of deep depression cannot see a tomorrow of bright sunshine and love and joy.
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Extremes don’t work in diets—or your prayer life
Non-scale spiritual victories come when we see ourselves clearly and holistically, when we pray without prodding because God is real and someone to talk to.
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How I am learning to live with loneliness at a Jesuit college
College is about learning what it means to belong.
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How St. John Baptist de La Salle brought education to millions of poor kids like me
Who was this brilliant, saintly priest who founded the Christian Brothers? Perhaps now, on the 300th anniversary of his death, it is time for those of us who have benefited so richly from our educations to remember who he was.
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To reach young people, we must be honest about our broken church
The question my students struggle with is, what is an authentic identity of the church today? I believe that the only way the church can be relevant is if it embraces the model of a penitent.
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Marrying young saved me from becoming a stereotype
Growing up, I saw most of the marriages around me crumble. More often than not, it was the men who ran their relationships into the ground, whether by being unfaithful or worse.
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We talk a lot about negative triggers. Are there triggers for good?
I think of mentors and helpers, men and women of kindness and compassion, heroes who listen to their better angels, as triggers for good.