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Christ is risen! I love the word "exhort." We don't use it much or hear it much today, especially when the very idea of having firm beliefs and settled wisdom is in such disfavor. We live in the day and age where most people much prefer to see "gray" everywhere instead of "black and white."…

Christ is risen! Let's face it, ideas matter. And the reason they matter is because ideas have consequences. Ideas flow from a mindset, a way of looking at the world and organizing the multitude of stimuli we receive through our senses every day. So, when you have an idea or an attitude or an opinion,…

Christ is risen! It was exasperating! I tried to get my buddy's attention but he was too busy enjoying building a fire in the woods near our neighborhood where we were going to camp out for the night. Never mind that it was the dry part of summer. Never mind that there was a "burning…

Christ is risen! One of the best things I've ever done in my professional life is work with an executive coach. "What" you may ask "is a priest doing working with a professional coach?" And I'll be happy to answer you: Communication and Leadership is hard work. It's hard work because it requires a person to…

Christ is risen! I grew up in the volatile 1960's when the Civil Rights movement was really getting traction. I watched as a boy as marches and riots occurred around the country and our nation struggled with throwing off the scourge of racism and the sin of discrimination based on the color of a person's skin.…

Christ is risen! What is the regular rhythm of your life? Looking at your daily routine, what does it teach you about your "habit" of prayer and devotion? The questions are not meant to bring shame or confrontation, but revelation. St. Basil taught that to know God one must get to know one's self without falling…

Christ is risen! I always tell folks that God has four basic answers to our prayers: Yes, No, Wait a while, and "You've got to be kidding Me!" I confess I've heard that last one from the Lord on more than one occasion. But what interests me the most is a prayer I pray in…

Christ is risen! We've heard so much about "light" and "darkness" and stories of people having near-death experiences and seeing a "light" at the end of a tunnel and being drawn to that "light." And not to mention the common fear of children of the dark, the popularity of "night lights" (we even have a night light…

Christ is risen! Sometimes explaining things to kids is easier than explaining deep concepts to adults. Children seem to be able to grasp deep ideas with a matter-of-fact joy that all too often is just not possible for we "grown ups." And that's because the kids haven't yet been jaded by disappointment, pain, and fear. To be…

Christ is risen! There's an old Jewish proverb that says "What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth." Of course, the ancient Latin playwright, Plautus, famously declared "Seeing is believing all the world over." So what is it about seeing, or observing, that makes believing possible? It has everything to do with how…