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About admin

I am a Catholic clinical psychologist with a solo practice in Omaha, NE. In the Franciscan seminary, I completed about 2/3rd of an M.Div./MA in Scripture. In my 3rd year of temporary vows, I discerned a call to the married life. My lovely wife Mary and I have a son, Michael, as well as a number of children preceding us to Heaven through miscarriages. We are delighted to be in the Omaha archdiocese and love the Heartland.

Hillary, Trump, and Voting One’s Conscience

Posted on September 13, 2016 by admin

Hillary, Trump, and voting one’s conscience. If there’s a lull in a cocktail party conversation, bring up these three items. If the polls are correct, never have both candidates in a presidential election been so disliked. The prevailing refrains are “I’m not … Continue reading →

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Opened To the Invisible

Posted on August 30, 2016 by admin

We need to be opened to the invisible ways that God is working all of the time. Our hearts get dulled and we can barely see. I can get blinded to miracles. Yes, there is the peace one feels after … Continue reading →

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The Elements of Deep Friendship, Part II

Posted on August 23, 2016 by admin

Other elements of deep friendship include the ability to communicate what you enjoy about your friend. This doesn’t have to mean sitting down face-to-face, eyeball-to-eyeball, with, “You know, Tom, what I really like about you is ___, ____, and ____.” … Continue reading →

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The Elements of Deep Friendship, Part I

Posted on August 9, 2016 by admin

“A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure (Sir 6:14).” I was praying this Scripture the other morning. As I reflected on the marvelous friends the Lord has put in my life, I … Continue reading →

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The Sacrifice of Isaac

Posted on August 2, 2016 by admin

The sacrifice of Isaac (Gen 22:1-19) forces the question: What do I hold most dear? Promised a child at age 75, Abraham waited 25 years more for Isaac’s birth. A few years later, when the Lord commands Abraham to sacrifice the promised son, He … Continue reading →

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The Vine and the Branches

Posted on July 26, 2016 by admin

Our Men’s Bible Study is currently going through John 15, where Jesus speaks of the Vine and the branches. Note that He says, “I am the vine, you are the branches.” Not, “I am the Trunk, you are the branches” – as if we’re … Continue reading →

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Either-Or

Posted on July 19, 2016 by admin

Either-Or was the mantra of Soren Kierkegaard, the Danish Christian existentialist. The story goes that children would harass him, following him in the street while crying out, “Either/Or! Either/Or!” His first work, Either/Or, outlines the two ultimate answers to the question, “How should we live?” … Continue reading →

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“Lord, If You Had Been Here…”

Posted on July 12, 2016 by admin

“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” These words, from the gospel passage about the raising of Lazarus, hold all the sorrow in the world. Martha and Mary, Lazarus’ sisters, each speak them as soon as … Continue reading →

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Independence Day – Sean E. Stevens, Ph.D.

Posted on July 5, 2016 by admin

The celebration of Independence Day gains particular poignance in a year when freedom of religion, of speech – of thought – has steadily lost ground in the U.S. But true freedom comes from identity. We are freest when we know most truly who we … Continue reading →

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God the CEO

Posted on April 8, 2015 by admin

An image of God I’ve been running up against lately is “God the CEO”. In this view, God isn’t quite as far removed from our daily lives as with Deism (in which God is the Watchmaker Who started off the … Continue reading →

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