This week, due to inclement weather, we were unable to record on our usual Wednesday. This week’s episode is an abbreviated one, sans consolations and desolations, but have no fear: It’s a good one. Since Selection Sunday—the official start of the NCAA tournament and office bracket pools across the nation—is this weekend, we decided to […]
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The Best of His Love: a reflection for the fourth Friday of Lent
Today’s psalm prompts us to consider the balance of talking and listening in our lives.
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The Examen with Father James Martin, S.J.: The Third Week of Lent
how many of us actively do things to prepare for Easter?
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Think you’re not a poetry person? Let Elizabeth Acevedo change your mind.
I feel the same way about poetry that I do about prayer: I know it’s good for the soul; I really respect those who have mastered the art—and I have a very hard time getting into it. To which Elizabeth Acevedo, this week’s guest, (wisely) responds: “Maybe you just haven’t found the right poet.” Liz […]
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Think you’re not a poetry person? Let Elizabeth Acevedo change your mind.
“Maybe you just haven’t found the right poet.”
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Dark inscrutable workmanship: a reflection for the third Friday of Lent
Even when we are unaware of the acts of God, He continues to operate in our lives with the ineffable, inscrutable power of his love.
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The world needs the Black Madonna
Our Feb. 28th guest is Br. Mickey McGrath, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, an award-winning artist and author of 18 art and faith books. We discuss his recent article, We need images of the Black Madonna now more than ever. We also discuss these articles: Catholic colleges say peaceful gun control protests won’t […]
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The Examen with Father James Martin, S.J.: The Second Week of Lent
Sin is a failure to bother to love.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Why do we let good manners get in the way of prayer?
“Far too spiritual, our prayer is asphyxiated by good manners.”
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Why do we let ‘good manners’ get in the way of prayer?
How’s your Lent going? Did you make it at least a few days (unlike me) before breaking your Lenten practice? If you’re trying to up your prayer game this Lent and haven’t quite figured out how to do it yet, you won’t want to miss this week’s guest. Luigi Gioia, a professor at the Pontifical […]