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What a religious person looks like
I am a religious person. I am also rather smart, not that my intellect has anything to do with being religious. Neither does being affluent (or not), creative (or not), political (or not), or curious...
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A defense of holy drama
Then Jesus took the bread, blessed it and broke it, saying “This is my Body, which will be given up for you”. And then one of the disciples rolled his eyes and nudged his buddy under the table, as if...
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Why I don’t text in church
Like many adolescents, I went through a phase of being on the phone a lot. Half the time we weren’t even talking. A friend and I just held our ends of the phone to our ears and occasionally said...
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And never be the same: surgery, snow, and remembering how to pray
After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” As he passed by...
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Reading the Passion in the Hospital Chapel
I was a little disappointed when I entered the hospital chapel. The outer wall, the façade you see from the second floor that suggests that you’re entering a chapel, is thick, abstract, brightly...
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Tell the mystery of the glorious body
Good Friday one year ago: I had no singing engagements. I attended 3:00 pm service with my mother and we sat near the front of the church. Someone sang beautifully and it wasn’t me and I was envious. I...
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Some words about speaking (or, Even Loudmouths Are Insecure)
Last week I joined 24 Liturgical Music Ministers at Notre Dame Vision to help them wrap up a conference week with two morning presentations. We spent one day on relationships and community, and another...
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Relationship in Music Ministry
This week I am sharing some of my remarks from Notre Dame Vision’s inaugural Summer Conference for Liturgical Music Ministers. Today’s thoughts were part of a workshop on Accompanying Fellow Disciples....
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Honoring our skills in ministry
This week I am sharing some of my remarks from Notre Dame Vision’s inaugural Summer Conference for Liturgical Music Ministers. Today’s thoughts were part of a workshop titled Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever...
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Why we ruined our wedding pictures
“Honey,” I said a few months before the wedding, “everyone says that we should make lists of our priorities for the wedding so that we know what the each other’s non-negotiable are.” There had been no...
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What a religious person looks like
I am a religious person. I am also rather smart, not that my intellect has anything to do with being religious. Neither does being affluent (or not), creative (or not), political (or not), or curious...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A defense of holy drama
Then Jesus took the bread, blessed it and broke it, saying “This is my Body, which will be given up for you”. And then one of the disciples rolled his eyes and nudged his buddy under the table, as if...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I don’t text in church
Like many adolescents, I went through a phase of being on the phone a lot. Half the time we weren’t even talking. A friend and I just held our ends of the phone to our ears and occasionally said...
View ArticleClik here to view.
And never be the same: surgery, snow, and remembering how to pray
After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” As he passed by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reading the Passion in the Hospital Chapel
I was a little disappointed when I entered the hospital chapel. The outer wall, the façade you see from the second floor that suggests that you’re entering a chapel, is thick, abstract, brightly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tell the mystery of the glorious body
Good Friday one year ago: I had no singing engagements. I attended 3:00 pm service with my mother and we sat near the front of the church. Someone sang beautifully and it wasn’t me and I was envious. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some words about speaking (or, Even Loudmouths Are Insecure)
Last week I joined 24 Liturgical Music Ministers at Notre Dame Vision to help them wrap up a conference week with two morning presentations. We spent one day on relationships and community, and another...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Relationship in Music Ministry
This week I am sharing some of my remarks from Notre Dame Vision’s inaugural Summer Conference for Liturgical Music Ministers. Today’s thoughts were part of a workshop on Accompanying Fellow Disciples....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Honoring our skills in ministry
This week I am sharing some of my remarks from Notre Dame Vision’s inaugural Summer Conference for Liturgical Music Ministers. Today’s thoughts were part of a workshop titled Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why we ruined our wedding pictures
“Honey,” I said a few months before the wedding, “everyone says that we should make lists of our priorities for the wedding so that we know what the each other’s non-negotiables are.” There had been no...
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