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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 18, 20202 min read
Reading Ourselves Rightly: Day 6
‘In regard to the young man for whom he was experiencing strong homosexual desires I asked him, “What specifically do you admire in this...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 17, 20202 min read
United in His Presence: Day 5
‘In union and communion with Him, our once fragmented souls are drawn together in one harmonious whole even as the pieces of a complex...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Discerning Love: Day 4
‘“Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness,” as C. S. Lewis has said, and the most unloving thing I could possibly...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 15, 20202 min read
Prophetic Love: Day 3
‘Some within the Church…claim that the homosexual condition is an expression of the variety in creation that God intended. “Why–if God...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Separation and Solidity: Day 2
‘The fallen condition is a crisis in separation, and within the trauma of broken relationships resides what is described today as the...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Straightening Up: Day 1
‘The fallen self cannot know itself. As we have seen, we do not know who we are and will search for our identity in someone or something...
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Andrew Comiskey
Sep 27, 20202 min read
Basking in their Brilliance: 4 who Lit our Way
What do Leanne Payne, St. John Paul ll, Robert Gagnon, and Josef Pieper have in common? These are the four brilliant minds I have chosen...
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Andrew Comiskey
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Grounded 6
Let’s start with confession: I find virtual Masses unsatisfying. They provoke hunger without consummation. Fill my little screen with big...
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Andrew Comiskey
Nov 24, 20193 min read
Fast Fruit: Knocking on Heaven’s Door
‘Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice’ (Lk. 18:5). Prayer and fasting are not sexy. As this 40-day...
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Andrew Comiskey
Sep 15, 20193 min read
Living Bread, for the World
Long before I centered on the Eucharist as the focus of worship—the real meal that Catholics celebrate–I understood this breaking of...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 7, 20183 min read
Fighting for Fruitfulness: Seven Truths for this Generation
While waiting in line at the market, I observed two young Latina women in matching jean jackets emblazoned with rainbows and crosses....
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Andrew Comiskey
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Irresistible
In these last couple weeks of our fast, I’ve had the privilege of making two trips to the Northeast where I witnessed the irresistible...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 22, 20172 min read
Why Feast?
Fasting is about solidarity with those who suffer; in our self-emptying, we cry out for Jesus to restore them. He suffered; He now lives...
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Andrew Comiskey
Aug 30, 20162 min read
For the Bride
This fall, we advance in three exciting ways for the Body of Christ. Desert Stream Ministries is about helping make the Church a...
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Andrew Comiskey
Nov 26, 20152 min read
Before the Flood, Gratefully
One habit to which I attribute any good that comes from me is abiding before the Crucified. Each morning I awake to a Franciscan cross...
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Andrew Comiskey
Nov 22, 20153 min read
Royal Flood
We end our 40 days on the Feast of Christ the King, the final Sunday of the Church calendar. Crowned with thorns and pierced with sword...
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Andrew Comiskey
Nov 16, 20153 min read
No Minor Miracles
‘Everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; to him who knocks, the door will be opened…if you who are evil give good gifts to your...
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Andrew Comiskey
Nov 12, 20153 min read
Glory Stories: How to Tell Yours and Make Jesus Known
Nothing conveys God’s love better than telling our stories of God’s unfailing love. Our surrender to His on the Cross has become for us...
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Andrew Comiskey
Nov 3, 20153 min read
Wedding Prep
Last week I discovered some unexpected momentum for our prayer/fasting time. While wondering how I might keep a prayerful focus amid our...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 19, 20152 min read
False Peace, True Intimacy
As we proceed on our 40 days of prayer/fasting for loved ones, we discover a marvelous truth: prayer leads to intimacy with God. Simply...
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