That Thing I Do

That Thing I Do

by | Jan 10, 2016

I’ve noticed for many years a dichotomy in the way in which I communicate.  Whenever I’m in front of people, face to face, I’m totally authentic, accessible, present, aware, engaging, passionate, and transcendent.  I found this to be true when I preached off-the-cuff...
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Religion: Radical Justice

by | Jan 10, 2014

Many religions try to lock up portals to transcendence by denying radical justice either to followers or non-members or both.  Ten years ago I published an article in the National Catholic Reporter, which used it as their cover story that week.  It was called...
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Religion: Its Use and Misuse

by | Jan 6, 2014

The locked box of transcendence, for which all of us hold the key (something which a lot of people have forgotten or never learned) can open the universe to us and help us discover our unique place in it.  I had thought that organized religion might play a vital role...
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What’s in the Box?

by | Dec 31, 2013

I’ve always been a curious fellow, which, as a child, landed me in hot water on more than one occasion, especially with the “all seeing eye” of mother.  I wanted to see how things worked and especially what was inside drawers and boxes.  Locked boxes were a particular...
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Connecting Spiritually: Practice

by | May 15, 2013

Beyond the emotional and cognitive elements that connect us with our spirituality, practice is the most obvious.  Practice externalizes our spiritual experience and at the same time, is a portal through which we walk deeper into our lives.  Practices connect us to...