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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Can We Be Intimate with God?

When our kids were young, my wife and I had a hard time getting them to attend weekly religious education classes at our parish. Even then, I understood why. They ...

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When Is It Too Late?

Among famous people dying recently was Norm MacDonald, a comedian who was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1993 to 1998. He died of cancer at age 61. Although ...


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Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

“ … what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” Mk 10:9 Listen to these heart-rending words of a 43-year-old mother: “’Are you trying to tell me that ...

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Will Everything Really Be OK?

I recently happened across clips of the 1997 movie “Life is Beautiful” on YouTube and was reminded that the movie itself is beautiful, and meaningful. The winner of three academy ...


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Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off …. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off … If your eye causes you to sin, pluck ...


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It’s Not Just About the Intellect

Back when I was writing about medicine and health for The Des Moines Register, I was surprised to learn that people in scientific fields often don’t act rationally. I recall ...