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I'm a Fraud (and So Are You)

I’m coming to terms with the realization that I’m a big, fat fake. But at least I’m in good company.Amy’s birthday was last Sunday. We had just arrived in Portland, so we went to a fancy-pants...

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Blessing of the Artists: What Is Your Gift?

My eyes locked with those of the priest just as his right hand, gripping the aspergillum, went back (in a wind-up that would impress many baseball enthusiasts) and then forward, sending a shower of...

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Transcript of Cardinal Dolan's RNC Blessing (with Video)

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivered his highly-anticipated benediction Thursday night to close out the Republican National Convention in...

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Tripp Hudgins' Busted Stuff: Abundant Life

What do you have to say about "living abundantly"? How do you deal with anxiety when you think about the future of churches?“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate...

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What Are You Singing: Away In A Manger

I’m sure most of us have played the scene in our heads one too many times: little baby Jesus, presumably Caucasian, lying in a tiny crib-esque manger comfortably padded with hay — even though the song...

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The Blessings That We Refuse

Immigrants are a blessing, not a curse. They are assets, not deficits. I have learned this the hard way after seven years working with the New York City New Sanctuary Movement. We have accompanied 67...

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'Rev. Riverkeeper'

One minister's effort to keep the Anacostia River "baptizable."read more

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ON Scripture: All in the Family

Irresponsible. Foolish. Impulsive. Recent college graduates with substantial student loans are sometimes regarded in these terms. Those who attended college decades ago, with a $15 per credit hour, may...

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In Need of a Blessing

Henri Nouwen was a priest who taught at Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame. He also was a talented and popular writer. Over time, he became dissatisfied in his role as a professor. He got an unexpected...

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You Don’t Want To Be A Prophet

You don’t want God to ask you to be a prophet. You really don’t.When God calls you to some holy task, you might expect a contemplative path, a quiet life of service, and love of neighbor. You might...

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