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Christmas Beyond Commercialism: Reclaiming the Radical Story We’ve Forgotten
The original Christmas story was about refugees, empire resistance, and choosing humility over power. Discover how commercialism sanitized Christianity’s most radical narrative.
Advent and the Art of Waiting: Why Faith Thrives in Darkness, Not Certainty
Discover why Advent’s practice of waiting in darkness is more relevant than ever. Explore how uncertainty, doubt, and spiritual waiting create authentic faith in 2025.
Thanksgiving and Grief: Finding Gratitude in Loss (Lessons from Joseph’s Letter)
Can gratitude and grief coexist? Explore how loss teaches us what matters most, and why Thanksgiving is more meaningful when we honor both joy and sorrow. Lessons from Joseph’s Letter.
The Vatican’s Secrets: When Power Protects Itself at the Cost of Truth
The Vatican Archives hold centuries of secrets. From Galileo to abuse scandals, explore why religious institutions prioritize power over transparency—and what it means for faith today.
All Saints’ Day: Celebrating the Questioners, Not Just the Believers
All Saints’ Day honors those who walked in faith—but what about the saints who questioned? Explore how doubt strengthens belief and why the most faithful are often those who ask the hardest questions.
Faith in Uncertain Times: What Rome’s Strikes Teach Us About Trust in Leadership and Religious Institutions
Discover how Italy’s 2025 strikes reveal deeper questions about faith, institutional power, and trust in religious leadership. Explore the connection between political unrest and spiritual questioning.
Serpents Through Time: What Snakes in Myth and Joseph’s Letter Reveal About Fear, Wisdom, and Transformation
When Joseph, the narrator of Joseph’s Letter by Robert Parsons, finds snakes slithering into his hotel room in Africa, he doesn’t just stumble upon an inconvenience. He steps into one of the oldest symbolic dramas in human history
Religion, Power & Indigenous Wisdom: What History Missed
Explore the Prince Andrew scandal with Epstein and Maxwell—uncovering royal power, privilege, and the hidden networks shaping influence and control.
The Shadow of Discipline: Hitler’s Catholic Roots and the Intergenerational Legacy of Neo-Nazi Ideology
What if the seeds of extremism aren’t sown in rage, but in reverence?
What if the structures we trust to shape virtue—faith, discipline, tradition—can also lay the groundwork for something darker?
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