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So You’re Called to be a Prophet, huh? Good Luck.
I’m just going to come right out and say it- I have a call to a prophetic vocation, and I’ve had it since I was young. I just never accepted it until recently. I don’t know what a lot of this means yet- but it’s a word and a topic that generates a lot of…
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How Longing for God Led to Advent
Advent started out as a melody that I recorded during the summer, but I didn’t re-visit it until the following fall. Sometimes I just shelve things and forget about them as life hums along. When I listened to it again, the first thing I thought about was how nice it would sound with a cello…
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The Church Is Worth Fighting for, and the Fight Needs You.
This is a hard time to be alive in the Church today. We’ve spent a lot of time, money and resources over the years trying to figure out why people are so disaffected or disengaged with the faith. Yet, like our healthcare philosophy in this country, we keep focusing on symptoms instead of identifying and…
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Find the Spirit of God in the Stillness
I’ve never been very familiar with the Holy Spirit. I’ve been an “active” Christian for most of my life, yet that mysterious part of the Trinity is the one that I know the least about. Isn’t that something? I’m legitimately disappointed to read these words and realize that they come from me. Imagine being in…
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How God Used My Dentist to Save My Soul
I was hurt by the Church years ago. I had no idea how to handle or work through it at the time, so I reciprocated in kind and left. I left the faith behind and spent the next few years living a spectacularly-sinful life that could give the original prodigal son a run for his…
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How My Love for Priests Led Me to Discern the Diaconate
Why does a half-baked musician trained in the sciences and peacebuilding want to become a deacon? I don’t know exactly, but it seems like a good fit for where my heart is at. You see, I always had an affinity for priests, religious and lost souls. I’m blessed with a special, familial love for them…