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Words Matter: Communicating the Importance of Confirmation

By | July 17, 2009

If you have been working with young people long enough, it is entirely possible that you have sat through a high school production of the musical Into the Woods. The closing song is a cautionary plea reminding us that Children Will Listen. The refrain reminds us: Careful the things you say Children will listen Careful [...]

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5 Ways that Talks Fail Before We Open Our Mouths

By | May 19, 2009

In the past seventeen years, I’ve given more talks than I can count in more states than I can seem to remember (senility is setting in) and in many dioceses and cities I can scarcely spell. Truthfully, I think I still have yet to ever give a “great talk”. I’ve gotten close at times…certain occasions [...]

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It’s all Greek to Them: The Dangers of Speaking the Church’s Language

By | May 16, 2007

I’ve had several conversations with people in ministry lately regarding possible liturgical changes, linguistic concerns, basics of Latin and, even, foundational hermeneutics. Basically, it’s been a lot of discussion over topics that I never in my wildest of dreams envisioned myself having when I got into ministry. I’m not a liturgist. I’m not a theologian. [...]