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In French, the Lord’s Prayer begins like this: Notre Père, qui es au cieux, Que ton nom soit sanctifié Where we get hallowed in English, we get a cognate of sanctified in French. One of my professors said that in … Continue reading
Playing with The Lord’s Prayer
In an earlier post, I raised some questions about what will means in Catholic discourse, and concluded that it means three different things. Furthermore, what I had internalized as a child about will didn’t match my adult experience and theological … Continue reading
Playing with Prayer
I write poetry. Sometimes I write formal, or traditional, poetry, with rhyme and meter. Sometimes I write free verse, unconcerned and unconstrained by any form at all. Mostly, though, I play in the spaces in between. I’ll start with a … Continue reading
Prayers for Election Day
Holy God,Holy mighty one,Holy immortal one,Have mercy on us.Holy God,Holy potent one,Holy living one,Have mercy on us.Holy Creator,Holy Redeemer,Holy Lifegiver,Have mercy on us. I may add to this post as the day goes on. Please join me in prayer in … Continue reading
A Morning Prayer (and its backstory)
Ground me in your love, And fill me with your grace, That it may overflow and fill those around me. Help me be faithful As you are faithful. Guide me in your wisdom. Grant me right judgment, Wielded with mercy … Continue reading
Litany in a Time of War
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us. Lord Jesus, you were conceived by … Continue reading
Held: Blessings for the Depths (…including one from me!)
An amazing book is coming out soon, and I’m honored and thrilled to be a contributor! When I first read the call for submissions from enfleshed for a new book called “Held: Blessings for the Depths”, I knew immediately that … Continue reading
Mary as Viewpoint Character
Catholic devotion to Mary is often disturbing, if not actually scandalous, to most non-Catholic Christians in the West. Having grown up during the first decade after Vatican 2, when liturgy, calendar, and religious education were re-emphasizing the fundamentals that we … Continue reading
At the hour of our death
“At the hour of our death.” For Catholics, those words are instantly recognizable as the end of the Hail Mary. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Although we … Continue reading
We Are All in the Garden
On Holy Thursday, after the procession, after we sing the Tantum Ergo, gathered around the altar of repose, I usually meditate on being in the garden with Jesus, keeping watch and praying as his friends didn’t, because they couldn’t stay … Continue reading
Gaudete Theology 