Faith & Spirituality

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  • Life as a Play, Truth Beyond the Play

    Life as a Play, Truth Beyond the Play

    When I picture the universe, I sometimes imagine that I am facing it. I feel as if I am standing apart, looking toward a…

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  • In the Presence of Mystery

    In the Presence of Mystery

    Many people today live with a quiet tension around the idea of religion. It is not hostility, nor is it wholehearted devotion. Instead, it…

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  • Faith That Acts

    Faith That Acts

    If someone asked which book in the Bible I return to most often, one of my answers would be James. From the very start,…

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  • A Moment and a Kalpa

    A Moment and a Kalpa

    Everyday life often feels like a sequence of events, each one passing quickly into the next. A conversation, a notification, a memory, a breeze…

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  • Forgetting the Self in the Age of Identity Wars

    Forgetting the Self in the Age of Identity Wars

    We live in a time where everyone is expected to say who they are. Not once, but again and again. Online profiles, public declarations,…

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  • The Grace in the Crack

    The Grace in the Crack

    The idea of perfection is strangely intoxicating. We are drawn to clean lines, flawless execution, ideal forms. Think of the perfect triangle; three equal…

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  • The House We Built

    The House We Built

    We live in an age where freedom is abundant. We can choose how we speak, what we believe, who we become. Technology has broken…

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  • Sacred Fault Lines

    Sacred Fault Lines

    In June 2025, the world watched with unease as the United States joined Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities. These events, though dramatic and…

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  • A Bridge of Faith

    A Bridge of Faith

    When I heard the news that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost had been elected as the new Pope, taking the name Leo XIV, I felt…

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  • Meeting Christ at the End of Our Efforts

    Meeting Christ at the End of Our Efforts

    Last Sunday, I found myself again attending the Mass of Divine Mercy. It was a continuation of a reflection that had begun the previous…

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  • The Century My Grandmother Carried

    The Century My Grandmother Carried

    In May 2016, we gathered in front of a modest care home in Miyazaki, Japan, where elderly residents were looked after. My grandmother sat…

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  • The Resurrection and the End of the False Self

    The Resurrection and the End of the False Self

    It was a radiant Easter morning. My wife and I arrived early at Christ the King Parish, the sanctuary already filled with people preparing…

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