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FAILING THE TEST: How We May "Fail" Ourselves at t..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

Every semester I give my students a "review" packet with all the questions that will be on the Final. In essence, it’s a summary of all of my te..

When Bad Things Happen

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

Written in the morning; Tragedy in Boston in the afternoon...

God is Love

A Poem by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

could be a poem; could be a sermon; could be a passing thought...

Palm Sunday

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

The reign of King David was coming to an end. To put it plainly he was old. He was definitely tired. The first half of his life was spent building a k..

TRUMP ANNOUNCES RUN FOR MESSIAH

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

Donald Trump held a press conference today announcing that he is running for Messiah. This comes only a day after allegations that the current Messiah..

Jesuit 101--Jesuit Spirituality

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

We have a Jesuit pope now, so a lot of people are probably trying to learn what that means.

Lent: Day Twenty-Four

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

Cain sacrificed his brother to his jealousy and sin, and that blood never stopped accusing him, declaring his guilt; God sacrificed His Son for us..

Lent: Day Twenty-Three

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

Tax-collectors and people with notoriously bad reputations flocked around Jesus so that they could hear him speak. But the lay-ministers and bibli..

Lent: Day Twenty-Two

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

Then Jesus told this story to those who look down on everybody else, while being convinced that they themselves are hot stuff. “Once upon a time..

Lent: Day Twenty-One

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles

A biblical scholar heard them debating and approached them. When he saw how well Jesus responded to the clergy, he asked Jesus, “Which commandme..