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Can You Hear Me Now?
So, I’m honest enough to admit it. I am addicted to noise. The good news is that I’m not alone. The bad news is…well…that I’m not alone. Earlier this afternoon I was walking across the college...
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Changes in the American Religious Landscape
Following the Provincial Chapter of Holy Name Province of the Order of Friars Minor (The Franciscans) I have been spending some time with my brothers in Silver Spring, MD, before jetting off yet again...
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St. Francis and Young People Today
What is it about an 800-year-old Saint that is so appealing for young adults today? Today’s young adults see something inspiring in the life and spirituality of Francis of Assisi. In a survey...
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Thomas Merton: The Next Generation
So, naturally I’ve been thinking a lot about Thomas Merton in recent days. Preparations and then travel to Chicago for the International Thomas Merton Society conference at Loyola University have...
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Winning a 2011 Catholic Press Association Award
So, I didn’t even know that I was up for consideration. Yesterday, I simply received an email from the editor of the journal Spiritual Life informing me that my article, “Digital Natives and Franciscan...
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The Parable of the Young Adults (or, of Sheep and Harvests)
Wednesday 5 July 2011 I was struck by yesterday’s Gospel. Taken from the ninth chapter of Matthew, a few of the closing verses of the selection for the day caught my attention and spoke to me of the...
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“Spirituality and the ‘Millennials’”
I was recently informed of a column that appeared in the newspaper The Catholic San Francisco that discussed a lecture I recently gave in Washington, DC, titled “Navigating the Spiritual Landscape of...
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