Advent Reflections Setting the Epiphany Starlight 5 Jan 2020 Sun sets. Moon rises. Stars shimmer over every inch of the horizon. As we breath in the still night air, silence echos in the darkness. A yearning breaks forth, amazed…
Academic Papers… Advent: How Christ Illuminates the Classroom 8 Dec 20196 Dec 2019 The season of Advent is a time to pause and take a “long loving look at the (reality)” of life.1 This voluntary pause gives people the grace to breathe honestly…
Camino de Santiago… Camino de Epiphany 6 Jan 201929 May 2019 On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me some gold, frankincense, and myrrh… While these ancient wise men knew what they were doing in bringing gifts…
Public Theology & Spirituality Christmas Presence 25 Dec 201825 Dec 2018 As a child I loved Christmas. The mystical arrival of presents. The all encompassing joy from everyone. The melody of songs floating in the air. Each moment was wrapped with…
Public Theology & Spirituality Oh… So you’re religious? 18 Dec 201818 Dec 2018 Recently I was speaking with some people about faith and religion, and the question that I dread, inevitably was asked, "Do you believe in God? Are you religious?" I dread…
Advent Reflections… “Go back to wherever the fuck you came from!” 12 Dec 20189 Sep 2019 If I were to reimagine the infancy narrative of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke using modern language, I might consider the switch from, “There was no place…
Public Theology & Spirituality Won’t Be Home for Christmas 10 Dec 201810 Dec 2018 It's the most wonderful time of the year! Happiness and cheer! Around each corner, timeless songs echo through the air. Smiles seem to be wrapped with a bow upon the…
Advent Reflections… I have a confession 3 Dec 20189 Sep 2019 As a Catholic, I have a confession to make: I have deliberately missed Mass on Sundays for the last several months. For some this may come as a shock. For…
Advent Reflections… What are you Thankful for? 26 Nov 20189 Sep 2019 How strange to imagine that we only devote one day to gratitude. In a country where we relish abundance and excess, shouldn’t we have countless things to be thankful for?…
Advent Reflections… The REAL “War on Christmas” 24 Dec 20179 Sep 2019 “Let there be peace on Earth And let it begin with me” Sung in church choirs, concert halls, and chiming through shopping mall speakers, Let There Be Peace on Earth,…
Advent Reflections… December 1 – Advent Reflection 1 Dec 20169 Sep 2019 It is officially December. For the next 25 days we will be flooded with ads forcing us to consider purchasing “the perfect gift.” For the next 25 days we…
Public Theology & Spirituality The Magnificat of Life 22 Dec 201521 Dec 2015 How often in life do we find ourselves in difficult situations? A friend divulging that their partner has been cheating on them and their marriage is now in question. A…
