BRIAN — DAY 23: The Worry-Free Zone
I am never so aware of my mind’s busyness as when I am trying to clear it. So much of my day is spent thinking,…
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BRIAN – DAY 20: Balance
At the beginning of Lent, I was convinced the best way for me to feel close to God was in silent, contemplative solitude. I still…
Resurrecting My Tendency Toward Death into New Life
The Christian narrative is, to borrow the cliché, a matter of life and death. I do not mean this in a Bible-thumping, accept-Jesus’-death-to-save-your-soul-and-find-life sense. Rather,…
Learning To Cry
This year I am a full-time volunteer. I work at a soup kitchen in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as part of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC), a…