If you would have asked me ahead of time, my hunch—fair or not—would have been that a gymnasium filled with wrestlers’ parents and fans, particularly in the western reaches of rural South Dakota, would not have a lot of empathy and patience for needy little creatures threatening to disrupt their earnest games.
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Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Winter storms, travel nightmares and Covid-19: Lessons on letting go from a chaotic Christmas
What happens when the first “normal” Christmas since 2019 turns into a sitcom-level celebration in which everything that can go wrong does go wrong?
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
A brief history of the Catholic Church’s teaching on mercy and sin
A close look at the Catholic moral tradition around sin, mercy and confession shows that it developed from its inception pathways to holiness that were collective, merciful, hospitable, inclusive, exemplary and grace-filled.
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How centering prayer has helped me face anxiety, the pandemic and my most vulnerable moments
Centering prayer helps me find those places in my heart where God’s grace is playing.
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The Father, the Son and the Hay Maze
I got lost in a maze of darkness and could not get out. Christ is like the great hero, rushing into the cold and dark to save us.
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I’ve visited over 100 churches across the globe. Here’s what it’s taught me about my Catholic faith.
There is great comfort in knowing that in each church there were people worshiping the same God, hearing the same Gospel, striving to live out the two greatest commandments.
Posted inFaith, Video
‘Think Like a Jesuit’: The new video series that takes an Ignatian approach to uncomfortable conversations
Disagreement gets a bad rap nowadays. Why?
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Community, humanity, surrender: 3 reasons why we need to go back to the movie theaters
Every movie is like a pilgrimage. It invites us into a journey with the promise of some holy destination, and a good one calls us to an appreciation of community.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
To find God’s revelation, one can turn to music
Can a song save your life? Can a canticle change your life, fundamentally alter its course?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Take me out to the ballgame: The majesty (and agony) of playoff baseball
Live baseball is more sublime and spiritually satisfying than any other sporting event—even when your team loses.