The Easter Season
Easter is more than just a single day — it’s 50! Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP, and Fr. Larry Rice, CSP, discuss the difference between the…
spirituality
I’m Not Skipping Holy Week
As we enter into Holy Week (already?!) I must say that my mental and spiritual awareness skills have grown significantly. I’ve gotten better with it.…
At Least I Haven’t Forgotten Lent
I returned home last night from Washington, DC, where I was blessed to spend spring break with a group of our students from here at…
Candy Crush in the Desert: Where Faith and Culture Meet
When I think of characteristics that first attracted me to the Paulist Fathers, the Paulist preference I observed of meeting the culture where it is…
Come Holy Spirit. Alright, everybody duck!
I have said it once, and I’ll say it again: I have not experienced the Holy Spirit as a calm, gentle breeze. For every moment…
When It’s Easy
Tom Hanks once said about his craft, “Everybody here who creates comes across moments where it is just so naturally easy. You don’t even think…
When Prayer Is a Pain
Yesterday I walked into the Daily Mass chapel of the Newman Center where I am assigned, took my spot in the back row, and asked…
Let there Be Light…I Mean, If You Insist
“Hope of a Lifetime” by the magnificent acoustic duo The Milk Carton Kids has been speaking to me a lot lately. I’ve been especially drawn…
“I believe in God…(mumble mumble mumble)”
I led and preached three Ash Wednesday services last week (you can check out the reflection here ) and it only concretized a point that I made early…
This Lent, I am Fasting From Autopilot Mode (and I’m Saving on Milk)
It was but one short year ago when I first noticed a disturbing trend of confusion and absent-mindedness as I went about my daily affairs.…
