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  • Remnants of something previously known Or was it? A post-apocalyptic expression Now covering a familiar scene Windows scream, “LOOK!” At empty sidewalks… or nearly A…

  • I have been attending an annual conference for religious this week. The conference was scheduled to be in Cincinnati, but was moved online to Zoom,…

  • I remember when the internet was this new ‘thing.’ No one was quite sure what to make of it. I can’t fully remember how it…

  • Christians are a people used to waiting. The two pivotal seasons for us each year, Easter and Christmas, are each preceded by a period of…

  • “The seeker of truth should be humbler than the dust.” – Gandhi There is a common dynamic in most world religions, that one must go…

  • This Christmas season was unusually difficult for me. I typically become so busy with work and preparations that it can feel as though Christmas and…

  • Advent has begun and the journey from darkness to light, Nazareth to Bethlehem, empty manger to the birth of Jesus is upon us. These familiar…

  • As the leaves fall and I find myself spinning from pumpkins, to turkeys, to Christmas trees, I feel a heightened sense of that other holiday…

  • I recently visited St Gregory’s Abbey near Three Rivers, Michigan for the first time, on a personal retreat. The weather was perfect and the drive…

  • I live on the 11th floor and with large windows along the entire exterior wall, my apartment has an abundance of light. A small hallway…