Drew Downs

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  • The two-word phrase we need to stop using

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    The two-word phrase we need to stop using

    As a kid, I was too into comic books. As a teenager, I was too into civil rights. As a college student, I was too into critical theory. As a young adult, I was too into deep thinking. As a priest, I’m too into theology. Forever a nerd. Always told that I’m “too into” something.…

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    The Missing Word: how to not say No

    My daughter wrapped me around her finger before she could grab things and twist them. Before she could even see more than two feet in front of her face. She lights up my world when she greets me at the door and when I pick her up from school. For her, I argue with the…