St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty
St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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The Easiest Prayer Ever
Plenty of people think they don’t pray well. Or that they somehow pray wrong. Or that everyone else has an easier time praying.
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Star Wars and Christian Mysticism
In my youth, Star Wars, spiritually speaking, was all about the tension between the dark side and the light side of the Force—a saga about morality.
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Battling the Darkness
To paraphrase Dante’s famous opening lines from the Inferno, I find myself “within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.”
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A Prayer for Peace on Election Day
The weeks leading up to today’s election has been wrought with strife, mistrust, and vitriol. As children of God, we should strive to do better. To be better.
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Saint Who? Faith of Conques
Humor Beyond the Grave | ca. late third to early fourth century • Pre-Congregation Memorial: October 6
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Saint Who? Paul of Thebes
The First Hermit ca. 228–ca. 341 • Pre-Congregation Memorial: January 15
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