Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
By Nathan
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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Late Friday night, I heard some footsteps next to the bathroom, followed by a plaintive, “Dad?” The sound of vomiting launched me out of bed faster than any clatter upon any lawn at any time in history. Flipping on the…
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For years now, I’ve been praying to be more like Jesus. Little did I know that God wants to start with carpentry. Back to basics, right? I moved my family out to the country a few years back because the…
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As I sipped my coffee in the parish hall after mass yesterday, the leader of the Knights of Columbus came over and asked, “Can I grab you for a few minutes?” He needed a little help setting up the nativity…
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If you’re seeking to know God’s will, which of the five sources should you trust: direct revelation, Scripture, Tradition, the lives and writings of the saints, or your spiritual counselor? The correct answer is all five of them. God will never…
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Fingers can do many things. Industrious fingers make all kinds of things. Gentle fingers sooth and heal with a caress. Thieving fingers fill my van with all kinds of things that don’t belong to me. “What’s this?” I asked as…
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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.
