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Love has a strange way of reaching into the present and reminding us who formed us.
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Have You Ever Noticed This in the Good Samaritan?!
You may never read the Good Samaritan (or any Bible story) the same way again.
 • Father Rich Vitale
Why “Just Read Your Bible” Is Never That Simple
Every act of reading Scripture is also an act of interpretation, shaped by history, community, tradition, language, wounds, hopes, and the faithful…
 • Father Rich Vitale
Just Take the First Step
Sometimes the life we keep postponing begins with one small act of faithfulness.
 • Father Rich Vitale
America the Beautiful
A Fourth of July reflection on the country beyond the screen
 • Father Rich Vitale
When 4th of July Feels Complicated
A conversation for anyone whose heart isn't quite ready to celebrate.
 • Father Rich Vitale
Be Not Afraid
When the world feels too large to carry, Christ still asks us to tend the garden within our reach.
 • Father Rich Vitale
The Prayer I Didn’t Know I Needed
Saint John Henry Newman’s words have followed me from childhood Sunday School into the strange, holy work of adult faith.
 • Father Rich Vitale
For Anyone Who Thinks They Are Unusable
Peter and Paul remind us that grace does not erase our past. It transforms what comes next.
 • Father Rich Vitale
Cups of Cold Water
True Christian hospitality begins when love makes room for the stranger.
 • Father Rich Vitale
Message From the Margins
Message From the Margins
Progressive Old Catholic priest Sharing the Gospel of love and mercy Imperfect but faithful Here for those at the margins

Message From the Margins

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