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EC Insights

10 Sep 2024

Making New Friends (Some Tips for Grown-Ups)

Do you remember that feeling of the first few days of a school year? The crisp, fresh feeling of back-to-school clothes; the stiff click of opening a new pencil case; bright, unbent folders sliding into the backpack. 
Closeup of young man crying in support group with psychologist comforting him, copy space

EC Insights

5 Sep 2024

Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 2/2)

n sowing, no matter how good or abundant the seed the farmer scatters, or how well he prepares the land, the plants do not sprout immediately: it takes time and it takes patience!
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EC Insights

3 Sep 2024

Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 1/2)

Would we instantly renew the Church if we could snap our fingers and make every Mass-attending Catholic a mature missionary disciple?
Monstrance in procession

EC Insights

27 Aug 2024

A Reflection on the National Eucharistic Congress

I was sitting in the speaker/bishop section of Lucas Oil Stadium, debating what to do.
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EC Insights

20 Aug 2024

What is a Rule of Life?

In recent years, many Christians, especially evangelical Protestants, have discovered the power and beauty of living according to a prayerfully chosen “rule of life”
woman sitting and praying with Bible

EC Insights

13 Aug 2024

How Can I Pray at All Times?

In a number of places in the Bible, we are exhorted to pray to God without ceasing (Luke 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Ephesians 6:18, to name a few).
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EC Insights

25 Jul 2024

Being in Control – Is It Overrated?

Ever since I was a kid I liked responsibility: oldest child, straight-A student, precocious, and reliable—I rarely disappointed. I take pleasure in a job done well, done right. And if I want to guarantee that, well, then I have to do it myself. 
Sunrise with cross

EC Insights

16 Jul 2024

Being Mindful of Others: The Mystery of Self-Forgetfulness

A theme has been haunting me on and off for a few months now in my prayer. I find myself calling it the “mystery of self-forgetfulness.”
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EC Insights

9 Jul 2024

Rediscover Stillness in a World of Digital Distractions

In what ways do you fight back on the digital algorithms designed to steal your focus and keep you from silence and solitude?

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