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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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Do not be afraid.” Mt. 10:32 “Do not be afraid,” Jesus tells us. And yet, we are. We’re very afraid. At least this is what a New York Times e-article tells ...

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What Makes Life Valuable?

I had an acquaintance who suffered from a particularly virulent form of cancer. He was only in his 50s, but the pain and indignity caused by his illness was too ...


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The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

“The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few…. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons” Mt. (9:37 and 10:8) Blase Cupich, a Cardinal who serves ...


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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever.” Jn. 6:51 In 1594, Italian renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto, completed a masterpiece named The ...


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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

“… The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given us.” Romans, 5:5 There’s a story that’s told about an ...

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The Problem with Religious Language

After I had been a writer at the Des Moines Register for several years, the editor came to my desk one day to ask me to become the medical/health-care reporter. ...