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The Feast of the Friends of God & the Beatitudinal Life

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TODAY is the Feast of All Saints—those persons theologian Elizabeth Johnson calls "the friends of God." It is a day to re-member ourselves to those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, hope, and love. We call to mind and heart Read more [...]

With All Due Disrespect, Tucker Carlson

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It is Lent. Perhaps it was as a subconscious penance that I found my way to recent clips from the FOX News Channel’s flagship primetime cable "news" program hosted by Tucker Carlson (née Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson). I must confess, I'll take ten Read more [...]

Paul Farmer: What a Christian Looks Like

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In 2016, I wrote an article for the Irish journal Spirituality titled "What a Christian Looks Like." It was a tribute to the Jesuit priest, poet, activist Daniel Berrigan (If you are interested, it can be found here). Below is the link for a good article Read more [...]

Celebrating the Beatituding Friends of God

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TODAY is the Feast of All Saints. The gospel reading on this Feast Day is fixed. Every year it is the same passage: Matthew 5: 1-12a -- The Beatitudes. In 2008-2009, The Human & the Holy (H&H) community spent the better part of a year studying Read more [...]