• You Have Less Love in You Now Than When You Were Young

  The first chapter of the Book of Revelation contains a powerful challenge that’s hidden within the overall esoteric language of that book. John, its author, speaking in the voice of

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• In Exile – Marking an Anniversary

  Forty years ago in November of 1982, I began writing this column while a doctoral student in Belgium. I chose to call it “In Exile” for two reasons.  Superficially, I

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• Can Anything Good Come from Okarche Oklahoma?

  It is not enough merely to have saints; we need saints for our times! An insightful comment from Simone Weil. The saints of old have much to offer; but we

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• Workaholism and Greed

  There’s only one addiction for which we are praised – overworking. With every other addiction, concerned others are looking to put you into a clinic or into a recovery program,

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• Risking God’s Mercy

  Shortly after ordination, doing replacement work in a parish, I found myself in a rectory with a saintly old priest. He was over eighty, nearly blind, but widely sought out

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• Celebrating Fifty Years of Ordination

  Fifty years ago, on an overcast, cold, fall day in the gymnasium of the local public high school, I was ordained to the priesthood. Beyond the grey sky, another thing

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• How to Pray When We Don’t Feel Like It

  If we only prayed when we felt like it, we wouldn’t pray a lot. Enthusiasm, good feelings, and fervor will not sustain anyone’s prayer life for long, good will and

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• Writing Your Own Obituary

  There comes a time in life when it’s time to stop writing your resume and begin to write your obituary. I’m not sure who first coined that line, but there’s

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• Dying Alone in the Desert

  Recently I received a letter from a friend who shared that she was afraid to accept a certain vocation because it would leave her too much alone. She shared this

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• On Being Jealous of God’s Generosity

  “The cock will crow at the breaking of your own ego – there are lots of ways to wake up!” John Shea gave me those words and I understood them

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