Faith & Spirituality

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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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  • Radical Acceptance

    Radical Acceptance

    There are moments in life when the idea of radical acceptance sounds like the most beautiful and freeing thing one could imagine. It suggests…

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  • Where Is God? Between Complexity and Mystery

    Where Is God? Between Complexity and Mystery

    To ask where God is may sound like a child’s question. Yet, as with many questions from childhood, it contains a kind of purity…

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  • The Stones We Carry

    The Stones We Carry

    The story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery is one of the most quoted moments in the Gospels, and rightly so. Found…

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  • The Essence of Sacrifice

    The Essence of Sacrifice

    In an era where comfort and convenience often take precedence, sacrifice seems outdated, even unnecessary. We are conditioned to believe that minimizing discomfort is…

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  • The Weight of Life

    The Weight of Life

    Gravity is one of the most fundamental forces in the universe, yet it remains profoundly mysterious. Despite Einstein’s revolutionary theory of General Relativity, which…

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