Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
By Nathan
At around midnight, Mary gently woke me out of a sound sleep. “David Jude is still awake. His tooth is bothering him. He might come in.” David Jude’s adult teeth started replacing his baby teeth a number of years ago,…
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A good friend shared some thoughts on spiritual direction and I thought they were so good that I got his permission to republish them here. The author Steve Camilli and I share the same spiritual director and a history in…
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Hi, I’m Nathan. I’m a news junkie. Social media, too. A total addict. But I’m in recovery. I started to notice something a couple of months ago. Most of the time I spent reading news sites and social media ended up…
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It’s not enough that we know God’s will… we must put it into practice. We might KNOW that we need to hit the brakes to avoid a head-on collision, but unless we DO hit the brakes – CRASH, BANG, KABLOOM….
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A few years ago, I read The Benedict Option, by Rod Dreher. Imagine my surprise when I got to the part where Dreher interviewed a friend of mine about the Alleluia Community, where I’ve lived for more than a decade….
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Right now, I’m driving back from Grand Rapids, MI, where I attended the 2021 Encounter Conference. Encounter is a ministry founded by Fr. Mathias Thelen and Patrick Reis that equips Christians to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit….
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I'm a charismatic Catholic who lives on the outskirts of nowhere. God has given me a wife, a family, and a mission to feed the hungry. These are my stories.
