My work and study in Poland was where I first got alerted to the threats of Christian nationalism – and thus my warnings about Trump, Putin & Kirill (which btw bothered many friends on FB during 2020 election). I see these trends from that important, but not exclusive, perspective. I saw my warnings to mostly …
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I was recently interviewed by Dwight Moody on The Meetinghouse Podcast. I’ve shared the link below where you can listen. I talk about my move to Achison Kansas. Our Three Pillars, Heads, Hands, and Heart. Academic, spiritual formation, and getting involved with those who are struggling. I also talk about the Domestic Church and my …
In January 2019 I was in Poland on Retreat at the 1000+ years old Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec. It was the sixth visit to Poland in as many years. I was being drawn into the Catholic Church through the witness of Polish Catholics and the history of Polish literature, especially her poets. I read a …
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Last report to Abbot James Breakfast with Syzmon Czyszek, head of Knights of Columbus in Poland. Syzmon and KofC are leading a major relief ministry across the border with their sister organization in Ukraine. Knights of Columbus in Poland Donate to Ukraine. They are helping, along with others, 100k refugees a DAY! Again, there are …
Report 6 to Abbot James I’m nearing the end of my trip; tomorrow is my last day. Today I was invited to Sr Teresa Obolevitch’s PhD seminar to participate in a theological conversation on the metaphysical meaning of War. Sr Teresa is a world authority on Russian philosophy and theology and teaches at JPII University …
Today Michal Luczewski and I rode a bus to Now Sacz, the site of a conference on leadership sponsored by Poland: Great Project, a Polish NGO. Michal is one of the architects of the conference and has invited me to speak on leadership.
Report Three to Abbot James Lev, a Ukrainian boy, gave me this American bomber paper airplane as both gift and plea. I wish I could hear more of the story behind this gesture! Today we take the train to Krakow in route to Now Sacz. I speak on leadership at a Conference on Poland’s future …
This is how God renews the church: it’s through the domestic church and families welcoming families in distress. We did this, on a small scale when I was a pastor and realized its one of the Lord’s favorite ways of renewing sacramental marriages and saving some others.
The Creator and Creation Genesis One is more about the Creator than the creation. When read against its original background of Ancient Near Eastern creation myths, Genesis 1 comes across as a poetic monotheistic polemic – something that could have been memorized and sung in the liturgy. Using the world- picture of the ancient world …
Rules for Reading…….. The best way to read the Bible is to begin reading it with other Christians, living and dead (thus we are inviting Brother John into our conversation). Reading the Bible with the Church – both militant and triumphant – is one of the best ways I know to practice the Communion of …