April 17, 2026

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Dance with the Spirit

Why would God summon us to be disciples of his beloved Son? In the words of a Sufi master: “I chose to call you because you need it more than the others!”

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Waiting

Reflect So much of our life is spent waiting. Sometimes the wait is mere inconvenience, like waiting in line or on hold. Sometime the wait feels existential, like waiting for the biopsy report or for our wayward child to find her path. What ...
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Changing What’s Mine to Change, and Letting Go of What’s Not

Reflect How often do we spend time thinking about what is wrong with our lives and wishing things were different?  How much emotional and mental energy do we waste trying to change things that either aren’t changeable or aren’t even ...
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Stigmatics

Why Doesn’t the Church Rule on Stigmatics?

In one of your columns, you mentioned in passing that the church does not rule on stigmatics. Why is that?
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