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Feasting for the Glory of God
Santa Claus was very good to me this Christmas. Or at least my Secret Santa, acting on behalf of the good St. Nicholas, was very generous. I received a stack […]
Diocese
De Nicola Conference at Notre Dame Discusses ‘Living Tradition’
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture’s 25th annual fall conference was an “extraordinary, fertile ground for real and deep conversation,” according to JD Flynn, editor of The Pillar. […]
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Chores for the Kingdom
There is a clear division of labor at my house. I’m not entirely sure exactly when my bride and I first assigned these spheres of responsibility, but over the last […]
Diocese
‘We Can’t Be a Church if We’re Not in Communion’
“Will we find ways to live with each other?” asked Glenmary Father Aaron Wessman in his opening keynote talk at a conference on “Deepening Communion in a Polarized World,” which […]
Columns
Spreading the Fire of God’s Love
I am excellent at doing house chores like cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, or picking up the living room. My bride and my former roommates would likely disagree, but when I […]
Perspective
Sailing These Seas Together
Back in May of 2024, a message came across my Facebook feed inviting interested readers to join in a new book club. “Let’s read all 21 books of the Aubrey/Maturin […]
Perspective
Calling Upon Divine Inspiration
When my editor let me know my deadline was approaching to submit this column, I was struck with a bit of fear. I had no idea what to write about, […]
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‘Father Tolton Is the Man for This Season’
Praying for the Canonization of America’s First Black Priest On Monday, July 7, more than 70 people from around the nation gathered at St. Augustine Catholic Church in South Bend […]
Perspective
Tailgating God and Forming Holy Habits
Recently, my bride and I pulled up behind a car at a stoplight that had a bumper sticker that read, “Do you follow Christ this closely?” We both laughed at […]
Perspective
Faith and Leisure: Don’t Just Do Something, Sit there!
It’s summertime, “and the livin’ is easy,” as the classic song goes. It’s the time of year for road trips, baseball games, family reunions, beach reading, and endless glasses of […]
Perspective
Zeal for Making God Known, Loved, and Served
I was recently invited to speak to sixth- and seventh-grade students at a local Catholic school about the charism of zeal and how it has played a role in my […]
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‘Everything Is Interconnected’: Notre Dame Panel Discusses 10 Years of Laudato Si’
“The decisions that humans make are a bigger challenge than the science itself,” Jennifer Tank, the director of the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative, said during a panel discussion entitled […]