I hesitated to post this so quickly after a great Shark Week here at Daily Theology, but given the 500th anniversary this Reformation Day, I wanted to contribute just a few brief thoughts. As a […]
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Three Things To Say Before You Graduate
Last summer, Scranton Preparatory School in Scranton, Pennsylvania, appointed a new president, Rev. Ryan Maher, S.J. But not so long ago, Fr. Maher was an associate dean at Georgetown University, advising students in both […]
Rend Your Hearts: How to Break Your Heart This Lent
What are you giving up for Lent? I hate this question. I hate it in part because my small-town Minnesota sensibilities recoil at the idea of publicizing sacrifice. If I give up something big, won’t […]
Christ Comes Uninvited
While being interviewed by Krista Tippett for the On Being podcast, actor and activist Martin Sheen shared his favorite passage from Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton… words that I’ve not been able to […]
Blind in the Light of the Sun
“GOD IS NOTHING BUT MERCY AND LOVE.” – St. Therese of Lisieux The video at the bottom of the page recently made the rounds on social media. I found it so moving that I re-watched […]
Now God Knows Us
On the last Saturday of Advent I was first in line for confessions at a local parish, which offers the sacrament between its afternoon and evening masses. Others filled in beside me, and the pastor […]
