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This blog began as a public journal during my undergraduate studies and has grown into a space for honest, imperfect reflections on faith, education, and public theology. Written across different seasons of life and formation, these posts invite dialogue and thoughtful interpretation rather than aim to settle debates.

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Introduction & Overview

This blog began in 2011 while I was an undergraduate student, as a way to share retreat talks, essays, and reflections on my experiences at Xavier University. Its primary purpose was to detail my study abroad experience in Shanghai and serve as a “public journal” of that summer in China.…Continue reading “Introduction & Overview”

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October 17, 2025October 17, 2025
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Being an “And Companion”

God sees what human memory forgets. On Sunday, October 19, the Church honors the Feast of the North American Martyrs—St.…

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September 23, 2025September 23, 2025
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Looking like the One we Love

People often adopt the traits and characteristics of those they love.  Friends often look, act, and dress alike. Couples begin…

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April 18, 2023May 1, 2023
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Discerning Thomas

Earlier last week, I was invited to the Jesuits, and I accepted their offer to enter the novitiate to discern…

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Weep No More for Derby

4 Sep 2020
I can hear it now. Tightly packed, shoulder to shoulder, pink seersucker shuffling through crowds. The Buglehorn beckons our attention to finish Bourbon-infused-Bets as horses are called to the post.…
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Undamning our Love

29 Aug 2020August 31, 2020
A point of clarity before you begin reading this essay. This essay's "origin story" is important to understanding the point, trajectory, and intent of this essay. Along with the Facebook…
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Reopening schools is Immoral

1 Aug 2020August 1, 2020
Reopening schools is immoral and undermines educational values.  Before I say more, allow me to qualify myself. As I enter my 30th year of life, nearly every year has been…
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Where is God When the Cathedral is Shuttered?

28 Jun 2020
Where is God when the Cathedral is shuttered? Where is God when the doors and windows are boarded up and there is no way in? Where is God when the…
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The Theological Culture of Black Lives Matter

25 Jun 2020June 30, 2021
This post has also been published here: http://lanceschaubert.org/2021/01/18/the-theological-imperative-at-root-in-the-culture-of-black-lives-matter/              Air is a ubiquitous substance. Walking around a house, running through a park, or sitting outside air billows through our lungs…
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America: The Lost Sheep

7 Jun 2020November 4, 2020
Featured Image by Tylonn J. Sawyer. The Parables of Jesus are a gift into the insight and wisdom for how Christ wanted his followers to live. The lessons of the…
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Your “Thoughts and Prayers” are Doing Nothing

31 May 2020November 4, 2020
Your prayers are doing nothing, and they are falling on deaf ears. I do not say those words lightly. Your prayers are doing nothing, and they are falling on deaf…
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Orphans of our Time

17 May 2020
As we hear Christ's words, "I will not leave you orphans," from today's Gospel, we know that in God's eyes, all are loved.[1] As follows of Christ, we are called to…
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Healthy at Home: A Modern Day Ritual of Initiation

1 May 2020November 4, 2020
            During a time of social distancing and self-quarantine to slow the spread and transmission of the novel Coronavirus, people around the world have been instructed to remain “healthy at…
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The Cost of a Human Life

20 Apr 2020April 20, 2020
The United States government currently estimates the cost of one human life to be 10 million dollars.1 This evaluated cost does not vary per person. Regardless of age, gender, ethnicity,…
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My Tomb of Isolation

12 Apr 2020
I have never been one to process my emotions. Rather, I have buried myself in tasks and responsibility to feel a sense of accomplishment. When emotions were necessary, I have…
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Liberation Christophany

25 Jan 2020November 4, 2020
A Christophanic Hermeneutics  The work of Raimon Panikkar cultivates a dynamism for the Christian faith that motivates all humanity to recognize the goodness that they already know deep within our…

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