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First Lady Michelle Obama participates in an interview with Stephen Colbert during a taping of “The Colbert Report,” with military families of troops deployed to Afghanistan as part of the audience, at the Colbert Report Studio in New York, N.Y., April 11, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

Hello, Hello: Stephen Colbert and a Culture of Encounter

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:June 1, 2026
Post category:Our Times and Culture Reflections
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I have been an episodic viewer of “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert. After all, it *is* LATE. However, when his program was cancelled by CBS, I began recording his…

Born from Darkness and Water

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 29, 2026
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for Trinity Sunday A Readings: Exodus 34: 4b-6, 8-9 (RM) or Genesis 1:1-2:4a (RCL); Canticle from Daniel 3 (RM) or Psalm 104 (RCL); 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 (RM) or…

A Strange Passion

Post author:Bonnie Dickie
Post published:May 25, 2026
Post category:Nature Reflections
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A few months ago, I was at my favourite bookstore hoping to spend a gift card. On a shelf the cover of a book with the title The Soul of…

Pentecost: The Spirit That Sets Free

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 22, 2026
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The Feast of Pentecost Readings: Acts 2:1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL); Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 (RM) or 3b-13 (RCL); John 20: 19-23. There’s Pentecost and then there’s,…

Hope is Happening: Centering Resilience, Recovery and Healing

Post author:Claudia Stecker
Post published:May 18, 2026
Post category:Climate Change Ecology
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One morning, a couple weeks ago, an Instagram post caught my eye: “After decades of decline, Africa’s elephant mega-herds are making a comeback across southern Africa.”1 Really?? I shook my…

Ascending into the Cosmos: Christ’s Presence Beyond Space and Time

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 15, 2026
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the Feast of the Ascension / Seventh Sunday of Easter A Ascension Sunday: Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20 Seventh Sunday of Easter: Acts 1:6-14…

The Onslaught of AI in Theology

Post author:Petite Lao
Post published:May 11, 2026
Post category:Reflections Technology
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I am serving as dean of the Institute of Formation and Religious Studies, a theological institute in the Philippines. Just recently, one of the professors has been complaining about the…

The Spirit of Truth

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 8, 2026
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter A Readings: Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17 (RM) or Acts 17: 22-31 (RCL); Psalm 66; 1 Peter 3: 15-18 (RM) or 13-22 (RCL); John…

The Pros and Cons of Social Media

Post author:Susan Smith
Post published:May 4, 2026
Post category:Personal Growth Technology
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Even if we are not teenagers glued to our smart phones for hours everyday, 99% of us would probably have to confess to using social media. I own up to…

Living Stones, Lifted Wings

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 1, 2026
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Fifth Sunday of Easter A Readings: Acts 6:1-7 (RM) or Acts 7: 55-60 (RCL); Psalm 33 or 31; 1 Peter 2: 4-9 (RM) or 2-10 (RCL); John 14: 1-12 (RM)…