During my grad school experience at Notre Dame, I bumped into quite a few characters, but few as interesting as Theology professor John Dunne. What…
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Peace, Joy, Hope… and an Imaginary Reindeer
The day before Thanksgiving, a small package arrived at my door. I didn’t find it until after my children had gone to bed, so without…
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Ven, Espiritu, Ven
Ven, Espiritu, Ven (listen here) Ven, Espíritu ven, Y lléname Señor Con tu preciosa unción Purifícame y lavame Renuévame, restáurame, Señor, Con tu poder Purifícanos…
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Raising My Expectations this Advent
When I was in my late teens/early twenties, a friend and mentor told me one of her life’s mottos was: “Expect nothing and be pleasantly…
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The Healing Balm of Listening
When was the last time you listened to the stories of others? – question put to the sick by a Native American medicine man In…
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What are we waiting for?
This past Sunday, December 3, marked the first Advent Sunday of the 2017 Christmas season. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year, this is…
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The Christmas story as a political statement
I have recently joined JustFaith Ministries’ staff and I am starting a blog, so that I can write and dialogue around this new stage of…
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O Come, O Come…
You are in this time of the interim Where everything seems withheld. The path you took to get here has washed out; The way forward…