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Honest — the rewards we seek and the company we keep
The challenge for most of us isn’t that we lack the ability to do the right thing. It’s that we’re incentivized to not do it.
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On being seen, needing love, and hosting joy
In the life and ministry of Rev. Rebecca Nickel, I see the fire of the Spirit and the love of Jesus. And I am grateful for it all.
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The fresh hell of new war
Many want to paint war as virtuous, distorting the mercy of God as weak. These would steal your soul and have you thank them.
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Saint Frances Perkins and the value of community
In the person of Frances Perkins, we have the model of a faithful response to politics, to living in a world, and participating fully in it.
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The Discipline of Easter Monday
Easter is the season of the church built on the resurrection. And hopefully we’ve spent time preparing to do the work now!
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Called by name—for Easter
Recognizing the risen Jesus seems like it should be easy for those who knew him best. So why can’t Mary recognize him…at first?
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“Rabbouni!” — exclaiming the intimacy of the resurrection
When Mary finally recognizes Jesus after the resurrection, she calls him “Rabbouni,” the title she knows him by — as we might know him.
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From the entrance to the exit—for Holy Week
Our approach to Holy Week ought to reflect our compassion and the vision we have learned from Jesus, of love and generosity and hope.