Faith & Spirituality

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  • How Do We Pray?

    How Do We Pray?

    There are moments, especially in a group setting, when prayer begins with a hesitation that is difficult to explain. Someone is asked to pray,…

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  • A Day of Stations

    A Day of Stations

    Every year during Holy Week, we find ourselves returning to a familiar path. Not necessarily the same roads or the same churches, but the…

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  • Faith After Abundance

    Faith After Abundance

    There was a time when faith felt closely tied to energy. Church was not only a place of worship, but also a place of…

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  • We Were Never the Victim

    We Were Never the Victim

    My wife and I stood among the faithful, palms in our hands, attending the Mass of Palm Sunday. There is a particular beauty in…

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  • Returning Without Presence

    Returning Without Presence

    I recently found myself attending a high school reunion, though not in the way such gatherings are usually experienced. The reunion took place in…

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  • The Simplicity That We Resist

    The Simplicity That We Resist

    In many spiritual traditions, especially within Christian prayer, one often hears the language of “emptying ourselves.” The phrase appears simple, yet it carries a…

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  • Faith Across Denominational Lines

    Faith Across Denominational Lines

    I recently exchanged messages with a member of the church I used to attend in my homeland. I have been living abroad for decades…

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  • When Faith Resists Grace

    When Faith Resists Grace

    Some stories conclude neatly. The culprit is named, motives are clarified, and order is restored. Others resist that closure. They resolve the plot but…

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  • Awakening Without Privilege

    Awakening Without Privilege

    In recent years, stories of awakening have circulated widely. Near death experiences, sudden conversions, spiritual breakthroughs, and moments of existential rupture appear in books,…

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  • Where Medicine Ends and Love Continues

    Where Medicine Ends and Love Continues

    The past month did not feel like a normal stretch of days. It did not move forward in a straight line. It thickened. Time…

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  • When the Furniture of Scripture Is Moved

    When the Furniture of Scripture Is Moved

    For most Christians, the Bible does not feel like a document that is still being edited. It feels settled, received, and given. Its words,…

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  • The Gift of the Final Days

    The Gift of the Final Days

    My mother-in-law suffered a stroke and fractured her hip in December last year. She was hospitalized on December 22, 2025. From that day onward,…

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