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Christian Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Washington Civil Rights March

Posted on August 27, 2013 by William Ockham

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the 1963 march on Washington in the U.S. This march galvanized the country around the issue of civil rights and made the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. into a national icon. Fifty years later, … Continue reading →

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 28, 2013) (Lord’s Prayer: A Challenging Petition)

Posted on July 27, 2013 by William Ockham

Today’s readings contain the version of the Lord’s Prayer found in the Gospel of Luke.  I learned this prayer as a child and pray it almost every day. It has become so routine that I often lose the power of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection; 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 7, 2013) (Peace in Christ)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by William Ockham

Today is the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Today’s reflection comes from Father Albert Lakra, pastor of St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church at John Day, Oregon USA.  Fr. Lakra reflects on the themes of peace contained in this week’s readings.  I encourage … Continue reading →

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Embracing Doubt (Part IV): A God Who Lets Us Wander

Posted on May 7, 2013 by William Ockham

This is Part IV of the relationship between faith and doubt (primarily in a Christian context but the same principles apply for other religious traditions).  In Part I, I described some of my own faith journey and the excerpt from Fr. … Continue reading →

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Embracing Doubt to Grow Into a Mature Faith (Part I): The Path of Disbelief

Posted on May 1, 2013 by William Ockham

My own spiritual journey was a very circuitous one.  I was born and raised Catholic, but by the time I was a teenage years and young adulthood, I drifted away, in part because I was drawn to the allure of … Continue reading →

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Tribal Catholicism in the United States

Posted on April 30, 2013 by William Ockham

One of the personal challenges I have with my faith as a Catholic in the U.S. is the disfunctional and negatively personal nature of our politics sometimes seeps into the Church.  What is intended to be a source of unity … Continue reading →

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Teilhard’s Inner Fire Showing Through in Delia Smith

Posted on April 27, 2013 by William Ockham

Last month the London Telegraph did a series of interviews on the meaning of Easter.  One of the more interesting interviews was with Delia Smith, who eloquently summarized Teilhard’s vision of the world: “So what is the sum total of … Continue reading →

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Finding God Through Ocean Surfing: Fr. Christian Mondor (Part I)

Posted on April 23, 2013 by William Ockham

One of the goals of this blog is to cite to current articles on spiritual leaders who live the philosophy of Teilhard de Chardin. The first two articles are from Southern California Public Radio and highlight Fr. Christian Mondor, an … Continue reading →

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