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What I Tell You in Darkness, Speak in the Light
What I Tell You in Darkness, Speak in the Light

I want to begin this blog post with something personal, because the readings this Sunday landed personally, and I think you deserve to know why. Sunday, June 21, is my birthday. It is also…

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Something Worth Everything
Something Worth Everything

After fifteen weeks of Lent and Easter, after the arc from SEE to BURN, after Pentecost and Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi, we arrive at Ordinary Time. And I want to tell…

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The Table That Has No Walls
The Table That Has No Walls

There is a question underneath every table. Who is allowed to sit here? Every human community has answered that question with some combination of inclusion and exclusion. The family table has its members and its…

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The God Who Is Not Alone
The God Who Is Not Alone

This Sunday we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity, and I want to give you a preview of what we will be exploring together at Mass before I turn to something that has…

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On Fire Anyway
On Fire Anyway

Fifteen weeks ago we began with one word: See. This Sunday we reach the last word of the series: BURN. Before we get there, Bishop Greer reflects honestly on what…

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Keep Going
Keep Going

I want to say something honest before I say anything about the readings. Some people will choose to hurt you for doing the right thing. Not because you did it wrong.…

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