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Writing about the spiritual and supernatural. Bylines in @RNS, @washingtonpost, @AP, @CTmagazine, @ChristianCent, etc. Formerly at RNS, @suntimes, @couriernews.
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Living with the Amish is actually no romance novel, one woman explains

Living with the Amish is actually no romance novel, one woman explains

Washington Post — Emma Gingerich’s memoir, “Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape,” documents her departure from the Amish, the only life she’d ever known, on a cold January day back in 2006.
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Get the 'Net 1.1: Soul care for the Internet

Get the 'Net 1.1: Soul care for the Internet

tinyletter.com — Nobody talks about soul care for journalists - probably because nobody thinks we actually have souls.
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Pope Francis on Google Hangout: 'Dinosaur' when it comes to technology

Pope Francis on Google Hangout: 'Dinosaur' when it comes to technology

Chicago Sun-Times — Pope Francis said he is a "dinosaur" when it comes to technology. Ironically, his comments came during his second Google Hangout as pontiff.
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A Clean Break from Technology

A Clean Break from Technology

mudroomblog.com — That’s when I realized I had a problem: I needed to log off, needed a clean break from the technology that had taken root and grown, long and twisting, into every part of my life, from work to social interactions. I know I'm not the only one.
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Do Miracles Still Happen?

Do Miracles Still Happen?

RELEVANT Magazine — Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they believe in miracles, according to a 2010 report by Pew Research Center. That’s not just 80 percent of all Christians or even all religiously-affiliated; that’s the majority of all Americans.
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Archbishop Cupich pens foreword for Pope Francis' new book

Archbishop Cupich pens foreword for Pope Francis' new book

Chicago Sun-Times — It was September 2014, and Chicago-based Loyola Press was negotiating for the rights to publish the North American English translation of Pope Francis' second book. At the same time, the pontiff was announcing his surprise choice of Blase Cupich, then bishop of Spokane, to succeed Cardinal Francis George as archbishop of Chicago. And that gave Loyola Press an idea.
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Archbishop Cupich to speak at Boston College graduation

Archbishop Cupich to speak at Boston College graduation

Chicago Sun-Times — Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich will be the commencement speaker next month at Boston College's graduation, the university announced Thursday.
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Pope Francis on Cardinal George: a 'wise and gentle pastor'

Pope Francis on Cardinal George: a 'wise and gentle pastor'

Chicago Sun-Times — Pope Francis has sent his condolences on the death of Cardinal Francis George, calling the late cardinal "a wise and gentle pastor."
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Jewish, Muslim, other faith communities reflect on 'huge loss' of Cardinal George

Jewish, Muslim, other faith communities reflect on 'huge loss' of Cardinal George

Chicago Sun-Times — As a faithful Catholic bishop, Cardinal George "saw it as a demand of his own religion to reach beyond his religion.”
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Cupich names woman to new COO role in Archdiocese of Chicago

Cupich names woman to new COO role in Archdiocese of Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times — For the first time ever, a right-hand man to a Chicago archbishop will be a woman.
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4 Churches Changing Everything

4 Churches Changing Everything

RELEVANT Magazine — It is easy to bemoan the current state of the Church in America. But there are churches that are doing things differently-that are reaching out to those hurt by religion and engaging issues of faith and justice in new ways.
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Holy Name to hang Cardinal George's hat at 'Month's Mind' Mass

Holy Name to hang Cardinal George's hat at 'Month's Mind' Mass

Chicago Sun-Times — Later this month, Cardinal Francis George's hat, called a galero, will be raised to the cathedral ceiling to join his predecessors', the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Wednesday.
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John Oliver: Pope Francis could relate to ‘Breaking Bad’

John Oliver: Pope Francis could relate to ‘Breaking Bad’

Crux — John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” took a shot this weekend at the Vatican for calling Ireland’s historic vote to legalize same-sex marriage a “defeat for humanity.”
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Much Screaming, Very Scary: Why We Want to Believe a Mexican Demon Is Answering the #CharlieCharl...

Much Screaming, Very Scary: Why We Want to Believe a Mexican Demon Is Answering the #CharlieCharl...

Christ and Pop Culture — Was it boredom over the long weekend, or is there another reason the Charlie Charlie challenge took off?
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Is today a holy day of obligation?

Is today a holy day of obligation?

Crux — No, today is not a holy day of obligation. But it can be confusing, with that Saturday-Monday thing, and the ability of bishops to move the Ascension (it’s a miracle!).
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The Deeper Story of Emanuel AME Church

The Deeper Story of Emanuel AME Church

RELEVANT Magzine — The history of Emanuel AME Church is long and linked with the struggle for civil rights in America.
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Get the 'Net 1.2: 10 things Pope Francis said in his encyclical about the 'digital world'

Get the 'Net 1.2: 10 things Pope Francis said in his encyclical about the 'digital world'

tinyletter.com — With its rallying cry, "All creatures are connected," Laudato Si veers into a number of social issues. It even has a number of things to say about that one way in which we all most obviously are connected - in the "digital world."
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Here's what Obama revealed about his (mostly) nonreligious upbringing with Marc Maron

Here's what Obama revealed about his (mostly) nonreligious upbringing with Marc Maron

Washington Post — The president talked about his upbringing in Hawaii and growing up while a student at Occidental College in Pasadena, Calif.
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‘It’s time to take out the trash’

‘It’s time to take out the trash’

Crux — By now, you probably have read Pope Francis’ encyclical – at least in part. But have you seen the movie trailer for “The Encyclical?”
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Get the 'Net 1.3: Think before you share this email

Get the 'Net 1.3: Think before you share this email

tinyletter.com — After the Zapruder film, I was done. Done with sharing graphic images on social media.
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