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More Than We Can Think: Coming Home Through the Body

I want to begin with an esoteric but favorite quote of mine: “Experiencing is a myriad richness that exceeds any number of separated facets. We cannot think all that just was. We feel more than we can think, and we live more than we can feel. And if we enter into what we feel in…

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The Cost—and Gift—of Incarnational Living

A Reflection on Embodied Healing As we’ve been exploring practices of embodied healing—slowing down, tending to the nervous system, honoring emotions and sensations—I want to begin introducing a word that gives deeper meaning and theological grounding to this healing journey: Incarnational. It’s a word rooted in the Latin incarnare—to make flesh. And central to our…

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To Offer It Up… Or Give It Up

I’m going to say something that might rattle you: We are made to flourish—even on this side of eternity. Redemption begins now. Each time we pray the Our Father and say, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven,” we aren’t just hoping for Heaven as some far off,…

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Grace in the Flesh: Why Healing Must Be Embodied

Introduction: The Limits of Talk Therapy What does it truly mean to heal? I hope by the end of this reflection, you’ll have a clearer, deeper answer to that question. As the intro title suggests, we’re exploring what psychotherapy can look like beyond the traditional “talk therapy” model. But before we begin, let me be…

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The Lift

Have you ever heard the saying check on your strong friends? Sometimes we have friends in our lives who seem like they have it altogether and sometimes we have friends who are very clearly in need of our help and support. As Catholics, we are called to be the support for our strong and struggling…

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The Stop-Fast

Take a look at the world around you, how much of it is moving, noisy, and simply keeping you busy? Noise and productivity are not altogether bad things, but this Lent God is calling you to consider giving up some of the noise and busy-ness of life. In its place, God is calling you to…

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Spirit Fuel

What if I told you that today you are called to act according to God’s wisdom instead of the wisdom of the world? To exercise a love, boldness and generosity that goes beyond even the demands of social politeness or courtesy? It might sound overwhelming, and maybe it’s hard to imagine, but the reality is…

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Steady As A Rock

Have you ever had one of those days where you are just overwhelmed with life? The reality is that we live in a stressful world (no surprise there), but Christ calls us to be not afraid. God has not called us to live in fear, but to lean into Him for real peace, strength, and…

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Because My Mom Said So

Imagine this, a friend, classmate, or teammate asks you, so why are you Catholic? You have 30 seconds to give an answer. What do you say? Maybe you think because my mom wants me to be, or my family is Catholic, or it kinda makes sense. Maybe you describe how you have seen God work…

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