Taking Responsibility
The Catholic Worker cofounder Peter Maurin said, "The future will be different if we make the present different." I like this quote because it reminds us that we, you and I, are responsible for the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
Linking to Bonhoefer
"To endure the cross is not tragedy, it is suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ." -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer If the examples of the saints help keep us to the narrow... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
Change As Loss & Gain
I was unable to discover who said, "All change is experienced as loss." I wanted to offer the name because I think someone this smart should be acknowledged.  This axiom is especially true in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
The Prayer of Discouragement
"It is impossible for a person who prays regularly to remain in serious sin; because the two are incompatible, one or the other will have to be given up." -- St Teresa of Avila Is this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
Pentecost Sunday Posts
Many of the bloggers who are part of the Christian Century blogging group created posts for Pentecost Sunday. Go here for the link. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
The Liturgical Moment
I came across a statement on the web today that genuinely both troubled and resonated with me:  "All liturgy is pastoral."  Really? This caused me to ask: Is the liturgy for me (and the ones for whom... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
Kenneth Allen, RIP
Recently, The Christian Century advertised this book: God Does Not...: Entertain, Play Matchmaker, Hurry, Demand Blood, Cure Every Illness. It is edited by D. Brent Laytham.  The title grabbed me (I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
Patrick Henry Hughes
Our preaching theme for the Easter Season has been gratitude. I found this video on Patrick Henry Hughes while researching the final installment and had to share it. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
Funny Baptism
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Confessing Hitchens & Camus
Hitchens Brian Lamb, from C-Span, interviewed Christopher Hitchens last night on the television program, Q&A. I generally watch this discussion every Sunday evening; I enjoy Mr. Lamb's demeanor,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story