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Public Theology & Spirituality

Being an “And Companion”

17 Oct 2025October 17, 2025
God sees what human memory forgets. On Sunday, October 19, the Church honors the Feast of the North American Martyrs—St. Isaac Jogues, St. Jean de Brébeuf, and their companions. We…
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Unexpected Lessons

10 Oct 2025October 10, 2025
Who are the Samaritans in your life? God often speaks through the people we least expect. (Luke 17:11-19) In this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 17:11-19), Jesus heals ten lepers. But only…
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When my dad was dying, I shouted to God, “Why?!”

5 Oct 2025
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPbUpioEaQa/?igsh=MWIzOW00bjlzaWR2YQ== Gospel Reflection for Sunday, October 5, 2025 - Luke 17:5-10.
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Looking like the One we Love

23 Sep 2025September 23, 2025
People often adopt the traits and characteristics of those they love.  Friends often look, act, and dress alike. Couples begin to sound like one another, even finishing each other's sentences.…
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Discerning Thomas

18 Apr 2023May 1, 2023
Earlier last week, I was invited to the Jesuits, and I accepted their offer to enter the novitiate to discern religious life. My discernment to join the Jesuits has been…
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I Love God as Much as I Love the Least

29 Nov 2022May 1, 2023
I shared the following reflection with the Keenan Hall community and offer it here to the broader global community as an invitation for reflection. Knights,  We’ve done it. We’ve made…
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Lovingly Lonely

26 Jul 2022July 26, 2022
**Note: This post began as a personal journal entry, a reflection I wrote in prayer. It was a one-sided conversation with God, a musing of my spirit. After revisiting it…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Find your Bungoma

16 Jul 2022July 16, 2022
“I would love to do something like that!”“I wish I could spend my summer volunteering.”“I’ve always wanted to visit Kenya.” THEN DO IT! All summer long, I have heard some…
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A Mass of Time

26 Jun 2022June 26, 2022
Time in Kenya moves differently. In America, time works against you. Each tick is a moment lost. Each tock an opportunity missed. Every second is precisely counted and every minute…
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Pentecostal Revival

6 Jun 2022June 22, 2022
On the Feast of the Pentecost, Christians celebrate the event when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles with tongues of fire. As a result, everyone gathered from all the…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya

The Work of the Church

2 Jun 2022June 9, 2022
The Catholic Church in the United States is at an inflection point. Political factions within the church argue about abortion, Eucharistic access, married priests, female ordination, and LGBTQ+ issues. Secular…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Colonial Jesus

29 May 2022June 9, 2022
In America, the term “white privilege” is weighted in dense circumstances that I do not wish to unpack in this reflection. One aspect, however, that I will mention is the…

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