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A Welcoming Church
Right before a Lenten Mission a two years ago, a young woman approached me telling me how hard she’d worked to get her boyfriend to join her for the last night. Unfortunately, he was in the car having...
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Is Internet Addiction for Real?
Despite the many promises of technology and social media to “free us up” and bring us closer to one another, many are facing the exact opposite reality. Many are less free, addicted and growing apart...
View ArticleWould Jesus Have Lined Up at Chick-Fil-A?
My Spreecast from Sunday evening. Moving toward a more Christ-like response to Chick-Fil-A Gate… Fast forward to 3:30 min–that’s when it really gets started. Will be back Wednesday at 8:30PM CT with...
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Helping Youth Make Sense of Senseless Violence
Below is the Spreecast embedded from Monday nights discussion. As many teachers, youth ministers and catechists ramp up to begin another school year, you’re sure to face a question of fifty from young...
View ArticleWhy Teens Cut-And How You Can Help-Spreecast
Great conversation with youth ministers, parents, clergy, educators and teens about teen self-injurious behavior and how we can help. Fast forward the clip to 10:00 which is when we get started with...
View ArticleBrene Brown on Listening to Shame
Great video featuring Brene Brown discussing her years of research on the power of shame to hinder our lives. Related Posts: Catholic Guilt or Catholic Shame?
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Why All Relationships Matter
“Our relatedness brings us into reality, provided we are open to it. For instance, we prefer to avoid those people who annoy us, upset us, rub us the wrong way, push our buttons. Yet these are...
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Loving Oneself
For many years counselors and spiritual directors have told me “You need to love yourself, Roy.” No doubt, you’ve heard it too. It’s often accompanied by the phrase “You can’t love others until you...
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We Grow at the Rate of Pain
I heard it said once “We grow at the rate of pain.” I figure this to be true. Up until I was 35, I needed to succeed in order to know and trust that I was capable and valid. For me it was marrying a...
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“Just Be Yourself” is Not as Easy as it Sounds
Over lunch with a friend recently, I shared my nervousness about speaking at an upcoming event before a notoriously critical audience. He said, “Roy, don’t worry. Just be yourself.” From Hugh MacLeod’s...
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