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I publish my daily spiritual reflections on Creo en Dios!

Here are some other pieces you might find of interest.

Hope: Our Reminder that Darkness is Not the End of the Story. Passages (St. Paul Monastery), Spring 2019, p.3.
Love Doesn’t Have to Mean Agreeing – advice on living with a partner’s differing beliefs. Lion’s Roar, September 2017, p.21.
What is Religious “Persecution” in a Pluralist Society? – Donald A. Giannella Memorial Lecture delivered at Villanova Law School in March 2014
Villanova Law Review, October 2014
Where Does God Fit In? – a review of Brad Warner’s There is no God and He is Always With You
Shambhala Sun, September 2013 p.73-77.
Spiritual Exercises: Can Other Religious Practices Strengthen your Catholic Core?
US Catholic (interview in article by Heather Grennan Gary), April 2013
Meditation Experiences in Buddhism and Catholicism
OUP blog, Nov. 22, 2012
A Christian Faith Enriched by Buddhism
Huffington Post, Nov. 13, 2012
Prophetic Voices, reflection for Isaiah website, April 28, 2012
Our Need to be Prophets (and Not Just Protesters)
guest post for Center for FaithJustice, February 22, 2012

I also blog at Mirror of Justice

Lastest Posts from Creo en Dios!:

To Love and Honor God is to Love and Honor Each Other
Source: Creo en Dios Published on 2020-03-31
Be Consoled
Source: Creo en Dios Published on 2020-03-29
What Does My Yes Look Like?
Source: Creo en Dios Published on 2020-03-25

Creo en Dios

To Love and Honor God is to Love and Honor Each Other March 31, 2020
I have long benefitted from the writings of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. I just read an essay of his from this past week titled The Prophetic View of Sacrifice. Sacrifice was “central to the religious life of biblical Israel,” yet one can find frequent critique of sacrifices in the Hebrew Scriptures (and he quotes a number […]
Be Consoled March 29, 2020
This morning I “attended” Mass at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, presided over by my friend Joe Costantino. Like many of you, I attended Mass from my home via internet. It is not the same as being there, but it felt good to be at Mass together. I thought today’s readings […]

Recent Podcasts

Walking With Jesus During Lent February 14, 2018
Tonight was the opening session of the Lenten Ignatian Retreat at St. Thomas More. After this initial large group meeting, small retreat groups will meet weekly, and participants will pray each day with materials we provide to them that are based on Weeks 2 and 3 of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. I gave […]
Women of the Bible: Rachel and Leah September 19, 2016
Today was the second session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. The theme for this five week series is Women of the Bible. In last week’s opening session, Jennifer spoke about Sarah and Hagar. (You can find her talk […]
Women of the Bible: Sarah and Hagar September 15, 2016
Monday was the first session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. Our theme for the five week series is Women of the Bible. Monday I briefly introduced the series and Jennifer spoke our our first subjects: Sarah […]