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Sensitive to Community, Beyond Ourselves
Some years ago I was challenged by a Bishop regarding an article I’d written. We were talking in his office and the tone eventually got a little testy: “How can you
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The Hiddenness of God and the Darkness of Faith
When I first began teaching theology, I fantasized about writing a book about the hiddenness of God. Why does God remain hidden and invisible? Why doesn’t God just show himself
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Our Muslim Brothers and Sisters
This is not a good time to be a Muslim in the Western world. As the violence perpetrated by radical Islamic groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Boko Haram
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Lacking the Self-Confidence for Greatness
We all have our own images of greatness as these pertain to virtue and saintliness. We picture, for instance, St. Francis of Assisi, kissing a leper; or Mother Teresa, publicly
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Faith, Doubt, Dark Nights, and Maturity
In one of his books on contemplative prayer, Thomas Keating shares with us a line that he occasionally uses in spiritual direction. People come to him, sharing how they used
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The Communion of Saints
At any given time, most of the world believes that death isn’t final, that some form of immortality exists. Most people believe that those who have died still exist in
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Religion, Secular Thought, and Health and Happiness
There is no such a thing as pure objectivity, a view that is free of all bias. Yet that’s the claim often made by non-religious, secular thinkers in debates about
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Displacing Ego and Narcissism
The Buddhists have a little axiom that explains more about ourselves than we would like. They say that you can understand most of what’s wrong in the world and inside
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The Stigma of Suicide
Recently I read, in succession, three books on suicide, each written by a mother who lost one of her children to suicide. All three books are powerful, mature, not given
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Innocence, Complexity, and Sanctity
Some years ago, I officiated at a wedding. As the officiating priest, I was invited to the reception and dance that followed upon the church service. Not knowing the family