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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!:

The Ignatian Year XX: Giving Others the Benefit of the Doubt
Source: Creo en Dios Published on 2021-07-27
Of Mustard Seeds and Yeast
Source: Creo en Dios Published on 2021-07-26
The Ignatian Year XIX: Suffering with Consciousness and Love
Source: Creo en Dios Published on 2021-07-23

Creo en Dios

The Ignatian Year XX: Giving Others the Benefit of the Doubt July 27, 2021
In one of the Annotations (or Preliminary Observations) that open the Spiritual Exercises, in talking about the mutual respect that must exist between the person giving the Exercises and the retreatant, Ignatius makes an observation about what he suggests must be true of “every good Christian” – and that is that we always give others […]
Of Mustard Seeds and Yeast July 26, 2021
In today’s Gospel from Matthew, Jesus uses two parables to help his followers understand the Kingdom of God. The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes […]

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 […]