Ten months ago, I would not have considered myself a “runner.” I have an athletic build and I played soccer for 15 years (my calves and quads are a bit bigger than I would prefer), but I never liked to just run and certainly not long distances. People often ask, “Do you run?” when I… Read More Running the Race and Keeping the Faith
Everybody knows that guy…the guy that brings a bag of chips to the potluck. Don’t be that guy. Why? Because everyone else at the potluck made their grandma’s famous German potato salad, called their uncle for his classic barbeque dry rub, or at least thoughtfully picked out the nicest-looking watermelon from the local grocery store.… Read More Bringing Chips to the Potluck: Taxation and Inequality in the American System
One of the great temptations for any organized religion is legalism, in which the particular rules delineated by the religion and their strict enforcement become the focus of the faith, while the animating principles and mission of the faith lose their preeminence. This is particularly true of the Catholic Church, which has central authority, Canon… Read More Pope Francis: Choose Love and Justice, Not Legalism
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale recently appeared on EWTN (starting at 6:40 into the video) to discuss millennials and voting. He discussed the differences between millennials and Baby Boomers in the voting booth, in addition to describing his own approach to voting: promoting an inclusive society and saying “no to exclusion.” Check out the video below:
In my work in youth and young adult ministry I often hear that the goal of a good youth program is to “make saints.” This is an intimidating prospect not only for me (yikes!) but I think for the young people hearing it as well. This is because so often the vision of sainthood that… Read More Rollin’ with the Saints
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My parish does not offer the cup at communion. Unfortunately, this issue has been the cause of some division in the Catholic Church at large. Rules and norms vary from parish to parish. Yet for the first thousand years of the church, the Precious Blood was indeed distributed to all the faithful, not just consumed… Read More No Cup for You!
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