The Joy of Pentecost(s)
Jim Dougherty
June 6, AD2017
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My first novena to the Holy Spirit was in 1974. At that time, I was purely motivated to pray this novena by an infatuation I
Living in the Paschal Mystery
Jim Dougherty
May 7, AD2017
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Paschal Dad is still a bull of a man at 90 years of age. Manual labor and a strong work ethic have molded him into
The Theology of the Body: Part II
Jim Dougherty
April 10, AD2017
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theology of the body I have been waiting impatiently for the “theological timebomb set to go off.” This was George Weigel’s assessment of The Theology
The Theology of the Body: Part I
Jim Dougherty
April 9, AD2017
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theology of the body 1979 was an exciting year. My wife was pregnant most of that year with our third child. This was not an
Brother Ass: On the Holiness of Our Body
Jim Dougherty
March 3, AD2017
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I was helping my 90-year old Dad shower the other day. We have developed a little ritual using St. Francis of Assisi’s affectionate name for
Real Humility
Jim Dougherty
February 6, AD2017
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I asked for it. I really did. I knew that I would never find peace until I got down on my knees and begged for
Back to (Extra)Ordinary Time: Facing Depression
Jim Dougherty
January 20, AD2017
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I left Hawaii’s extraordinary climate just before the New Year to be with my 90-year-old parents on the wintry east coast near Philadelphia. I arrived