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Discernment for Dummies

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Not all that long ago, I ordered a cabinet online that was described with the words “some assembly required.” I now know this means you need a degree in... Read More

Hard Questions

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Thirty years ago, on the solemnity of the Ascension in 1995, Pope St. John Paul II issued Ut Unum Sint (“That They May Be One”), his 12th encyclical. In... Read More

Spiritual Riches

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The year 2024 was amazing: a year of great gratitude for me, theologically, liturgically and pastorally. Including the second year of the Synod on Synodality, the beatification and canonization... Read More

Our Desert Path

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In the Book of Exodus, the Hebrew people are rescued from slavery in Egypt in a dramatic display of God’s power. But despite this life-changing encounter with God, when... Read More

Journey to the Center of the Heart

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Through conversations with pastors and priest friends, I hear that it is often challenging to respond to parishioners seeking spiritual direction. These priests, of course, answer warmly and pastorally,... Read More

January’s Beginning, Again and Again

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“Don’t despair over your shortcomings. Start over each day. You make spiritual progress by beginning again and again.” — St. Francis de Sales So why is it that January... Read More
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Becoming Pilgrims of Hope

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Some biographers of Pope St. John Paul II have said he was a pessimist by nature and temperament. If true, we’d be hard-pressed to find any indications of such... Read More
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Ongoing Priestly Formation for a Synodal Church

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A synodal Church is a way of being Church that integrates communion, participation and mission. This means that all the baptized journey together (syn plus odos) in the Holy... Read More
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Synodality ‘Redivivus’

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After the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 29, 2023, there was a flood of media articles and reports attempting to assess the synod and what it... Read More
Martyrdom of St. Dymphna and St. Gerebernus

Why St. Dymphna Is the Patron of Mental Health

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Why is St. Dymphna the patron saint of people suffering from mental illness? There is no indication that she was ever so afflicted; rather, it was her father who... Read More