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Transformation: Why Change Is the Path to Freedom
“Transformation is not your enemy. It’s your ally.” We humans often carry a complicated relationship with transformation. We crave growth, yet we fear the unknown. We talk about wanting...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Theology: The Art of Moving the Goalpost
Religion has many claims: timeless truths, unchanging doctrines, and eternal decrees carved into stone by the Almighty Himself. But if you watch closely, theology behaves less like a rock and more...
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August 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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When It Feels the Worst, You're Closer Than Ever (Seriously... You're Almost There. Don’t Turn Around Now!)
Let me paint you a picture. You’ve been trudging up a spiritual mountain for what feels like eternity. You’re sweaty, out of breath, one shoelace broke back at base camp, and you've been followed...
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July 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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You’re Not Broken—You’ve Just Been Religiously Gaslit (And You’re Not Alone)
Let me start with something controversial (because why not?): You’re not a sinner. There, I said it. Now if you grew up anything like I did, that statement probably made a part of your nervous...
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July 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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The Pen Is in Your Hand—Stop Letting Other People Scribble in Your Book
Once upon a time (which is how all great stories begin, unless they’re written by Quentin Tarantino), you were born into a world already scribbled on. From the moment your fresh little lungs...
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June 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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So… Apparently I Might Be John the Beloved. Please Pass the Coffee.
Probably Not the Messiah, But Still Worth Listening To Let me start by saying: I didn’t wake up one morning, stretch, yawn, and declare, “You know what? I think I’m the reincarnation of an...
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June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The Domino Effect of a Donut: How One Loving Act Ripples Around the World
Hello, my friends—John of New here, your friendly neighborhood recovering Catholic, spiritual smart-aleck, and full-time love-pusher. Today, we’re diving into a delicious topic:  how one simple,...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Doing What You Love: The Secret to an Abundant Life (and Bringing God to Earth in the Process)
Let’s get one thing straight right out of the gate: You were not sent to this earth to be miserable. I don’t care what some grumpy old theologian told you about suffering being noble or life...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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You Always Have a Choice (Even When You Think You Don’t)
There’s a common misconception that life is something that  happens  to us. That we’re just hapless little meat sacks bobbing along in the ocean of existence, getting smacked in the face by the...
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February 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Making the Most of the New Year: Jumpstarting Your Awesomeness
Ah, the New Year! That magical time when we all decide that  this  is the year we’ll finally lose weight, save money, and transform into the fully enlightened version of ourselves. Spoiler alert:...
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January 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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Unlock the Power of Now: Embrace Every Moment with Joy and Clarity!
Ah, the present moment. That elusive sliver of time wedged between "what was" and "what’s next." Most of us treat it like a boring relative at a family gathering—ignored, underappreciated, and...
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December 5, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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Be in the World, But Not of It: Reacting Is a Choice, Not an Obligation
Life, my dear readers, can be  like being trapped in a 24/7 improv show with no script and questionable actors. From the moment you open your eyes, the world seems determined to throw curveballs...
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November 29, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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Thankfulness. It’s a word we toss around like a hot potato at Thanksgiving, yet half the time, we’re more focused on wrestling the last turkey leg from Aunt Mildred than truly being thankful. But...
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November 26, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Ah, truth. That elusive little thing we claim to want but often run screaming from when it shows up uninvited, like your Aunt Margie who always asks why you’re still single. Truth is funny like...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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The War on Christmas Who is Really Fighting it
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November 24, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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HERE is what Leads to Greater Spiritual Awareness (It's Not What You've been doing.)
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November 24, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Creations are not something we seek. They are something we choose.
November 24, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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Spirituality is how you live your life, not a blueprint of dogmas you must adhere to.
November 24, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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The louder the child, the less seen they feel.
November 24, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Stop living in reaction to the stimulus of the world and live into the action of creating your own.
November 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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Ah, the workload. That ever-growing beast that thrives on guilt and caffeine. It looms large, threatening to devour your free time, sanity, and maybe even your soul. But what if I told you that...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Release: A Free Meditation to Help Those Transitioning to the Other Side
Guide your loved ones on their sacred journey with the Crossing Over Meditation, a compassionate tool designed to help them transition to the other side with ease and grace. This meditation gently aid...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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Don't carry baggage from your past that are filled with clothes that don't fit in your tomorrow.
November 24, 2024 at 4:16 PM