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May 194 min read
Pentecost: The Spirit of a Movement
Today is Pentecost, the day on which we remember the giving of the Holy Spirit to the apostolic community and, through them, to the...
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matthewdg0
Mar 292 min read
It is What It Looks Like: A Good Friday Meditation
The crucifixion of Jesus is exactly what it looks like: a monstrous display of human evil. Not a working out of God's will. Not part of...
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matthewdg0
Mar 293 min read
The Moment It All Changes
Maundy Thursday -- the Thursday in Holy Week -- is dedicated to remembering the last supper of Jesus with his disciples. It is this...
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matthewdg0
Mar 283 min read
Lamentation
The traditional liturgy for Wednesday in Holy Week is Tenebrae, a name that comes from the Latin meaning shadow or darkness. While it...
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matthewdg0
Mar 272 min read
Returning
I arrived today at the monastery of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just around the corner from where...
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matthewdg0
Feb 113 min read
Rising from the Ashes
This Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Ash Wednesday, as it is known, gets its name from the Western Christian...
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matthewdg0
Feb 35 min read
Forgiveness
YOUR FORGIVENESS Yesterday's boy is gone Driving through darkness searching for Your forgiveness In sorrow a beautiful song Lives in the...
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matthewdg0
Dec 30, 20234 min read
Divinely Human, Humanly Divine
In this season when we are invited in the Christian tradition to meditate on the meaning of incarnation, I find myself reflecting on the...
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matthewdg0
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Christmas Reflection: Beginning Again
Christmas is many things. For some, it is a celebration of family and friends. For others, it is a time of loneliness. For some, it...
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matthewdg0
Dec 16, 20234 min read
Tikkun Olam: Repairing the Brokenness
In the Jewish tradition we find the idea of tikkun olam which is usually translated as "repairing the world." The term is quite...
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matthewdg0
Dec 11, 20234 min read
The Single-arity
It has been about 10 months now since I began living on my own, my former wife and I having made the decision to go our separate ways...
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matthewdg0
Dec 4, 20233 min read
Bearers of God
The figure of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most powerful images in the Christian tradition. If Jesus is the image of a human...
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matthewdg0
Nov 25, 20234 min read
What is Prayer?
“So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” ~ Mark 11:24 There is a great...
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matthewdg0
Nov 5, 20235 min read
Monsters in Our Theology
While some people crave the experience of being out of control, I think most people like the idea of being in control. Most people like...
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matthewdg0
Oct 29, 20234 min read
Beyond Right and Wrong
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is...
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matthewdg0
Oct 20, 20235 min read
My Unbelievable Story
Recently, my therapist — who has journeyed with me closely through these last 4 years, walking by my side through the valley of the...
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matthewdg0
Oct 8, 20233 min read
Deeper Waters
Monasticism -- in all its many forms -- is not the property of the Christian tradition. It has arisen in many traditions, including...
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matthewdg0
Oct 1, 20234 min read
Missing the Point
I find it hard to talk about Christianity or to identify myself as a Christian. It's because the Christian movement has become so...
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matthewdg0
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Sins Retained
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. ~ John 20:23 John's Gospel is...
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matthewdg0
Sep 23, 20234 min read
Disillusionment
"So surely we must be overwhelmed by a great disillusionment with others, with Christians in general, and, if we are very fortunate, with...
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