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Timing is the Key to Comity: No Joke!
This commentary appeared yesterday on the OnWord.net blog. In the spirit of entertainment, note that several of the links below will take you to video…
Mar 19
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It's Time to Baptize the 'Gig Economy'
The Gallup organization advised the corporate world last month to take steps to support employees—especially younger generations—who increasingly report…
Mar 3
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February 2024
Homeland Security on an Island of Misfit Toys
Today’s headlines proclaim wars and rumors of wars—not only between countries, but between activists, advocates, and interest groups in our polarized…
Feb 21
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January 2024
A Theology of the Disembodied: The Pope's 'AI' Caveats Continue
Among the many ways in which Pope Francis has distinguished himself from his predecessors, he speaks a lot about algorithms. His proclivities as a…
Jan 26
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Words of the Year: 'That Man is Not Real!'
The editors at Merriam-Webster recently announced that “authentic” was their “word of the year” for 2023. They affirmed the perceptiveness voiced…
Jan 2
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December 2023
Why 'Head of State' Should Win the POTUS Horse Race
Whom should Americans elect as president in 2024? Here’s an answer that flips the standard viewpoint: Choose a worthy “head of state.” This non-partisan…
Dec 18, 2023
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We Need a Little Advent, Right This Very Minute
This commentary is also found in my OnWord.net blog. Please check out my podcast interview by the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of…
Dec 1, 2023
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November 2023
Propaedeutics: The Last Word in First-Class Learning
Universities often promise they will “prepare students to be leaders,” but it’s not clear how much progress either the teachers or the learners are…
Nov 21, 2023
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Entertained
This commentary was published in the Magis Center Blog on Nov. 8, 2023. The Magis Center, founded and led by Rev. Robert Spitzer, SJ, seeks “to restore…
Nov 13, 2023
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Two Stories of the Real Presence in the Real NY
Sisters of Life precede a Eucharistic procession that was part of a four-day pilgrimage to the New York State Eucharistic Congress. (Photo: William…
Nov 1, 2023
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October 2023
Oh, Grow Up! But How?
Just as an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, we need to see the members of “Generation Z”—now in their teens and twenties—as products of generations…
Oct 30, 2023
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September 2023
Guardian Angels: Looking Up to Working-Class Heroes
I’d like to say a word for the angels. Especially the ones whom I lovingly call the “blue-collar workers” of the heavenly host. Why now? The few weeks…
Sep 28, 2023
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