Your Parish Legend
Have you ever read the multi-volume book set by Louis Ginzberg entitled, Legends of the Jews? If not, I dare say you are missing out. For...
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Patrick Sullivan
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Living Out the Bible
I was chatting with my young teenager, discussing all sorts of things, and as is usually the case, the conversation quite naturally...
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Patrick Sullivan
Mar 19, 20217 min read
I’d Like The Parish Cheeseburger, Please And Thank You!
The more I continue to speak with evangelizers from across North America, the more something becomes apparent—mainly, a widespread and...
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Patrick Sullivan
Mar 15, 20212 min read
An Unexpected party
I was in the middle of recording a series, something that will be released in the season of Easter, when a family member quietly walked...
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Patrick Sullivan
Mar 11, 20214 min read
The Start-Stop Policy
Pretend for a moment that I want to achieve some kind of goal, such as getting in the best physical shape. Following the advice of some...
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Patrick Sullivan
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Some Putty for Your Thoughts
Walls have many uses. They separate spaces and the people who occupy them. They provide ample surface area for hanging posters and...
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Patrick Sullivan
Mar 5, 20214 min read
The One Percent Rule
Frustrating as it may be for some of us, it is nevertheless completely understandable that many Catholics do not evangelize. After all,...
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Patrick Sullivan
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Know Where You Belong
Sitting not far off, I watched my two year old daughter attempt to climb onto mommy and daddy’s bed. It was sweet, as you can very...
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Patrick Sullivan
Feb 26, 20213 min read
When Doors Just Won't Open
I have been wondering for some time what communities like the Jehovah Witnesses would do in a world where COVID becomes more or less a...
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Patrick Sullivan
Feb 22, 20212 min read
I Can't See You but I Know You're There
I just had a wonderful weekend leading our “Called and Commanded” Lenten Retreat. And while I am very used to speaking in front of...
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Patrick Sullivan
Feb 19, 20213 min read
Make It Personal
Fifty years ago, prominent theologian Henri De Lubac and others like him, were at pains to caution us all about a certain “distancing”...
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Patrick Sullivan
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Now Is the Time to Be Devout
My little Sophia called me to her bedside for the third time. It was well past her time for sleeping and I knew this was going to be yet...
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Patrick Sullivan
Feb 8, 20212 min read
The Pieces Are All There
“I can’t do it,” Tobias grunted in frustration. “I know it’s supposed to be a sunrise but come on, there is no way that all the pieces...
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Patrick Sullivan
Feb 5, 20213 min read
The Beauty of the Bible is Not Enough
Since the inception of Islam, Muslims have firmly held that the Koran (i.e. their holy book) is a beautiful work, and when coupled with...
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Patrick Sullivan
Feb 1, 20212 min read
Called and Commanded
My son Jonah sat there with his shirt off looking pretty proud of himself. “Jonah, put your shirt on; it’s winter.” “But it’s hot in...
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Patrick Sullivan
Jan 28, 20212 min read
This Is How You Can Help Your Parish Survive Covid
By now, most pastors and parish councils—not to mention evangelization teams—have realized just how badly COVID has affected parish...
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Patrick Sullivan
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Get Carried Away
I woke up this morning to the sound of a frustrated child, standing at a doggy gate and yelling. It was 3 a.m. and my four year old Caleb...
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Editor in Chief
May 6, 20202 min read
My Well Has Run Dry
Like you, I have been working hard on keeping both my family and faith alive during these very strange times. I have been spending more...
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Patrick Sullivan
Oct 1, 20193 min read
Religious Attuning: Hearing Religion with a Fine-Tuned Ear
Far too many Catholics begin evangelization focusing on what they know, and they assume that the image (e.g. Christmas tree) or the words (e
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julia marshall
Sep 12, 20192 min read
Overwhelmed
It seems to me that today is one of those days when the only consistent and reliable thing is that everything I touch won’t go away. And...
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