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Oct 25, 2018

Jesus made a habit of spending time with all the wrong people.  In Jericho, a hot, dusty city near the Dead Sea, Jesus encountered the unsavory Zacchaeus on one occasion.  On another, his ears were assaulted by the cries of an unwashed, blind beggar, yelling out his name, calling him "Son of David."  This figure who...


Oct 2, 2018

Statues of St. Francis of Assisi with a bird perched on his shoulder are found in gardens of people of all faiths and no faith, around the world. He certainly is distinguished for his love of animals and all creatures. But his love was not for “the environment,” but for creation and it’s maker. This...


Sep 18, 2018

A growing movement among millennial Catholics called "Catholic Creatives" (www.catholiccreatives.org) make clear that many millennials have a hunger for God and a desire to help manifest the beauty of the Kingdom of God to this broken world.  An international summit for the leaders of this movement recently occurred in...


Sep 15, 2018

The crisis caused by the revelations of clerical sexual abuse of minors as well as seminarians has rocked the Catholic Church over the past several months.  It will take quite some time to sort through it all, so the issue is continually before us.  How do we, laypeople and clergy alike, process what has happened?  How...


Sep 5, 2018

The current clerical sexual abuse and cover-up scandal has understandable shocked, sickened, and shaken many Catholics and non-Catholics alike.  For many, it calls into question the legitimacy of a Church itself.  Some have even suggested that this degree of corruption is unprecedented and threatens the very existence...