And Jesus Wept…
I wrote this in December 2013 after a former student in one of my schools was tragically killed in a car accident. May it bring hope in some of your…
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Too Hard!
When I read or hear the story of the feeding of the five thousand (which we heard proclaimed at Mass this summer), I’m often struck by how quickly the tide…
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Committing to Prayer
I recently heard a theologian suggest that eternity (Heaven) depends to a certain degree on how willing you are to pray: if you can’t carve a small space out for…
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Doing Battle on the Front Lines Part II: Know Your Enemies
War in the twenty-first century is significantly different than it was in the past. Not only has technology evolved but so has the field of battle. Where in the…
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Doing Battle on the Front Lines
While re-watching Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy a few months ago, I was particularly struck by the battle scene in the opening sequence. In that battle, the ‘last alliance of…
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I do believe, help my unbelief!
When we read the Gospels, we come across all sorts of people who go to Jesus looking for something: things like healing, a fair judgment for some way in which…
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Bored at Mass? Here’s 8 tips for you…
I once heard of a survey of teenagers which asked them what word they most associated with the Mass. Now, I may not be a smart man, but it’s a…
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Is it HARD to get to Heaven?
On the night our parish youth group kicked off a semester of youth ministry programming on the Church, our guest speaker took questions from teens. One of them went like…
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Waterfights & Sinning
With a background in youth ministry – that includes several summers at camp – I’ve got a fair bit of experience with waterfights. Normally, I start with quick attacks, intending…
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Man up!
As a certifiable Trekkie (I have attended three Star Trek conventions and once forced my wife to make a stop in Vulcan, AB, so I could check out the Star…