Star Wars & the Birth of Christ
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. The world of Star Wars has a great deal in common with the world into which Jesus was…
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As You Are
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. One of my lingering memories from the Humboldt Broncos tragedy last April was the heart wrenching sermon of…
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God “Hardened” Pharaoh’s Heart?
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. Last week, a student reminded me of a Bible passage I’ve wrestled to understand. During the leadup and…
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Knowing God’s Love
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. If you spend any amount of time around the Church, you are likely to hear some discussion about…
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I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. Armageddon. You may have never seen the 1998 science-fiction/disaster movie, but I’m fairly certain you’ve heard the first…
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But for the Grace of God, There Go I…
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. There’s a story of St. Philip Neri that describes the saint watching a criminal being led to his…
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Mustard Weeds?
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. I’m not much of a gardener. When I worked at Holy Family Parish in St. Albert, there was…
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Should We Read the Bible?
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. In 2018, GQ magazine published an article listing 21 classic books you don’t have to read, all the…
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Love People and Use Things (on John 8)
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. The eighth chapter of John’s Gospel begins with what I assume must have been a pretty ordinary day…
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Finding Hope
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. There are many days when working as a chaplain is a glorious experience. Over the next month this…