Lusting After The Perfect Sermon On Yom Kippur
It’s Yom Kippur: time for my annual sermon. And time, as always, for introspection.
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My Daughter And The Chelsea Bomb
Sunday morning my daughter gave me a call: “I am kind of freaked out. It turns out that I walked by the unexploded pressure cooker bomb, about an hour before it was discovered.”
When Shoe Shopping Is A Spiritual Investigation
How feet, shoes, and self-image have reflected my own spiritual journey.
Pascal’s Premise: You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right
The power of being someone’s student before you can become their teacher.
OK Was The New Euphoria: My Journey Into Klonopin
Klonopin was gloriously calming during times of grief and anxiety… but then I discovered a horrible risk.
Fifteen Years Later: A Prayer
Dear God, there are days when I struggle to see Your majesty in the sky.
An Agonistic Encounter With A Featherless Bird That Had Broad Flat Nails
What follows is a conversation between a Jew and a man who may or may not be the 4th century BCE Greek philosopher, and proponent of Cynicism, Diogenes.
If Only Star Trek Understood How Religious It Is
On the 50th anniversary of Star Trek’s launch, a Catholic writer reflects on the spiritual truths behind the show, despite its attempts to do quite the opposite.