March 2025
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Politics in the Spirit
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This blog might seem a little political but that’s because any comments, in any nation, about what’s real in everyday life is,…
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Everything Human
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Everything human is approximate. That’s a principle we need to keep in mind and in prayer. So, when St. Paul says…
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Laetare/Rejoice Sunday
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Laetare Sunday, Rejoice Sunday—I suppose because we’re half-way through Lent, which used to call for “giving things up” and maybe fasting…
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Done in God
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What happens is that we have a notion, or a thought, or a hankering: career, marriage, monastery, priesthood. It floats…
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Why We Fast for Lent
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While we’re fasting for Lent, I might be good to be clear that we are not trying to make ourselves holy.…
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Ashes to Ashes, for a While
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Ash Wednesday puts a cross on our foreheads. This morning, the whole Jesuit retirement community was at Mass, and a lot…