Don’t Be a Hamburglar
Someone recently told me a joke involving a burglar pointing a gun at a man and demanding his money. When the man turns, the robber…
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BRIAN — DAY 31: Choosing Silence
My decision to commit to praying in silence for 10-15 minutes each day seemed pretty simple. In the weeks leading up to Lent, I was…
BRIAN — DAY 5: Ideal Circumstances
The renowned Jesuit priest Father James Martin, S.J. once said, “[T]here’s no best, or only way to pray. Whatever works best for you-imagining yourself with…
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,…