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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Faith as War

The mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 of 2021, “included a large cohort that hoisted Confederate battle flags and Trump banners. But mixed among those standards were ...

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Ten Years of a Religious “Rock Star”

I’ve often read or observed media reports of huge crowds that turn out for rock stars and other popular celebrities, wondering if that could ever happen to a religious leader. ...

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Why We Deserve Respect

Thomas Meagher was an Irish revolutionary whom the British sentenced to death. But his hanging was commuted at the last minute, and he was “transported” to a penal colony in ...

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Our Brains on Stories

I often wonder why more preachers – priests, ministers, rabbis – fail to use stories in their homilies. (Ok, I must admit I’m talking about Catholic preachers. I’ve heard few ...


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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has ...

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The Bugaboo of “Organized Religion”

I can’t tell you how often I’ve heard criticism of “organized religion” – that it tries to force its tenets down the throats of the rest of society, that it ...