Kyle Kramer

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A Bittersweet Farewell

Dear Readers: This is a bittersweet column. Ten years ago, I began writing At Home on Earth for St. Anthony Messenger, and, with this issue, it comes to a close. 

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Seeking Balance in a Crisis

When Scripture encourages us to “fear not,” God isn’t promising to keep us safe, just to stay with us.
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An Antidote to Loneliness

We have a loneliness epidemic in the United States, according to Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the US surgeon general.
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Happy Interdependence Day!

I love the Fourth of July as much as the next patriot, and I revel in destroying my hearing with loud fireworks and my cholesterol numbers with plenty of high-fat picnic fare.
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Work or Home: We’re Better Together

We’re made for community, for “life together,” as theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it.
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The Wisdom of Trees

Creation will not hurry. Yet, as life thrives and evolves, God will accomplish everything.
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The Speed of My Soul

It must be God’s great sense of humor that we sometimes have to slow down to discover that we mustn’t waste a moment of time.
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