Hamilton, American History, and How to Reconcile Complexity
In case you've been living under a rock, Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda's wildly popular rapsical about Alexander Hamilton and the Founding...
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What's your Spiritual Direction?
Okay I'll admit it, I enjoyed the pun in last week's title, so I wanted to do another one for this week. Everyone loves to hate on puns,...
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Sun's Out, Puns Out
If you haven't noticed from the absolutely scorching temperatures we had this past weekend, summer is in full swing. I always run hot, so...
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It's Time to Examine Yourself
Do you like history class? It was one of my favorite subjects (along with anything that wasn't math), but I've heard from a lot of people...
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What is "The Chosen?"
In times of great stress and unrest, it's critical that we take time to make sure we're healthy both mentally and physically. I've...
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"And Jesus wept."
This is not what any of us hoped for when we complained about the lack of stories other than coronavirus in the media. As you have no...
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Take me to Church
For all who didn't see it, the Archdiocese of Hartford put out a "trailer" for the reintroduction of public masses last week! I'll link...
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Sports!
I'll be honest, I'm going to let my sports nut side out a bit here. I want to talk a bit today about the return of some sports, and how...
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Should we celebrate?
Sunday was, by far, the busiest day I have had in quarantine. Aside from being Mother's Day, it was supposed to be my younger sister's...
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Emergence
Well, there is some light at the end of this tunnel. As many of you have likely heard, Governor Lamont is targeting a "soft opening" for...
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Grounding Points and One Heck of a Bounce Back
Hi everyone! I hope you're all staying sane during this craziness. By my reckoning, this is my seventh (SEVENTH!) week of quarantine, and...
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What's the Deal with Tiger King? (SPOILERS)
We've been in quarantine for about a month now. I don't know about you, but I've gotten a bit bored. Thankfully, we are blessed to live...
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How to "Empty Your Tomb"
Alleluia, He is risen! Death is defeated and the grave is no more. I hope you all had a blessed, safe, and healthy Easter Sunday. I know...
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Holy Week in Quarantine
This will certainly be a Holy Week that we remember for the rest of our lives. There is a lot of pain and sorrow in the fact that we will...
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Lazarus and Coronavirus
How's everybody doing? Okay I hope? It's important to keep checking in on each other, especially those who live alone, during times like...
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The Theology of Rest
Well...I really didn't expect to be giving this much up for Lent. I'm guessing this photo is a lot of us right now. Laying on the couch...
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Jesus the Divine Physician
I'm probably not alone in thinking these are crazy, historic times. All major sports seasons are suspended, people are working from home,...
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Joy (and where it comes from)
Joy is a slippery thing. It's one of those concepts that's really hard to come up with a definition for, but we know it when we see it. I...
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Cactus Leather, Return of the King, and Stewardship
I saw an article on Facebook the other day that caught my eye immediately. It spoke about two men in Mexico who have created "vegan...
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How is it Lent already?!
Man, 2020 is really flying by. Am I the only one who feels like Christmas was yesterday? This is wild! But Lent is here, whether we...
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