Spirituality

This resource will feature weekly Sunday Reflections based on the readings from Sacred Scripture written by Ted Wolgamot, Psy.D. The readings are found in those cycles common to the Catholic Church, the Episcopal Church, and most mainstream Protestant churches. It will also include a blog written by a guest, articles of interest in the spiritual world, and books that have been found to be of special import.


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Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Mt. 18:20   “For a city as fragmented as ours, Harvey could’ve completely ...

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Intimacy with God?

Along with Jefferson and Franklin, Thomas Paine was one of the brains behind the American Revolution. Born in England, he arrived in America just in time to join the fight ...


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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” Mt. 16: 23 Several years ago, I had ...

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The God who is “Distant and Never Quite Satisfied”

On a recent show, TV host Stephen Colbert interviewed comedian Jim Gaffigan. They were talking about parenting and their faith, something that is seldom done on national network television, and ...

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Giving the Poor a Bad Name, Again

It was a summer afternoon, windows and doors were open, and our middle-class neighborhood in St. Joseph, Mo. was filled with sounds and smells. Trucks with screeching brakes delivered ice ...


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Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

  “Who do you say I am?” Mt. 16:14   Today’s gospel begins in a rather unusual way. It starts with a statement about geography, about a certain city way ...