Catholic pastoral minister + writer | husband + dad | Chicagoan
Bolingbrook, IL
Joined December 2012
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Friends! Today is publication day for Go Your Way.
My collection of Catholic fiction stories is now available on Amazon as a paperback or Kindle eBook.
Check out the listing now!
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Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan. He opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a plea for peace and an end to the “insidious threat of corruption.” apnews.com/article/pope-mong…
I will forever associate early Saturday mornings — getting up to shower and pick up my wife from her old night shifts, or sitting and working my WFH time, with Under the Influence with @terryoinfluence. Thanks for the 6:30am pick me ups, @WBEZ.
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""I am writing a second part to Laudato Si' to update it on current problems," Pope Francis said today.
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Was honestly surprised that lifetime DH Edgar Martinez didn’t have someone throw the pitch for him.
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I’ve been enjoying Instagram, but nothing has backfilled what Twitter used to be quite enough. Curious if Bluesky will get there, but who knows when invite codes will end. So giving Threads a try, too, for now.
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Tough to acknowledge empathy for the Cardinals, but I deeply welcome the growing human element in dugouts, clubhouses, and locker rooms that understands that pro athletes are human beings. Overdue.
After being removed from his start last night, Adam Wainwright was clearly upset and appeared to be blinking back tears. A heart-to-heart with his manager helped.
This photo from the AP couldn’t have captured the emotion from both men any better. Here’s the context behind it.
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Ch. 3 follows Ms. Hope, a nearly burning-out youth minister who finds a path to renewal. In the blog cast this week, some thoughts on reimagining modern ministry with a focus on going out rather than bringing in:
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Can you imagine a youth minister edging close to burn out? Absolute fiction, right?
In Ch 3, Ms. Hope steps back from the edge and tries to reset and renew.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or here via Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Gc…
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Luckily, Millennials only killed Applebee’s. GenZ really running up a tab already 🙄
Gen Zers just don't like sports that much. And that's a big problem. And that's an issue sports media is going to have to address.
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Ch. 2 of Bigger Than Ourselves follows a teen who’s not sure how much she wants to live her faith. This week’s post discusses the importance of not focusing so much on the very active and very hostile that we lose track of kids up for grabs in the middle. restlessheartblog.blogspot.c…
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I'm glad this is getting press. It's a needed conversation, and while I can see both sides, I think we have to be careful. Competition is real, but evangelization is even more important. @USCatholic
Creators divided over trademarking Catholic phrases uscatholic.org/articles/2023…
Happy Monday friends.
My newest story, Bigger than Ourselves, is joining the audiobook podcast feed. Ch 1 has been up, and Ch 2 debuts today!
Have a listen:
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