Category: Reflections

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    Go Forth, Christian Soul

    A year after my mother’s death, an attempt to write about the liturgy that walked her out of this life and about the part of it I still can’t quite…

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    Remembering Loss

    Today is the 5th anniversary of losing a friend and mentor. Toward the end of her life, we interacted far less than when we shared a wall in the office.…

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    Unexcused Absences

    My therapist and I are working on the premise that the things that trigger us are rooted in childhood in some way. My mom passed away earlier this month, and…

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    Bobbie Kraft, 1944-2025

    My mom passed away almost two weeks ago.

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    No Bishop In Austin

    At Roman Noon today, Pope Frances named Austin’s Bishop Joe Vasquez as the Archbishop-Elect of Galveston-Houston. What does this mean for Austin? It’s about the same as 2009 when I…

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    Short-Form Communication

    Short-form communication hurts. The Texas Tribune published an article about Gov. Greg Abbott’s outrage about Texas A&M’s “sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference”. Taking five minutes, this is just…