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Andrew Comiskey

Nov 3, 20193 min read

St. Katherine

All Saint’s Day reminds us of faithful ones who went before us and made a way for our faithfulness. I celebrated this feast of gratitude...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 6, 20193 min read

Surrounded 2: Mending the Net

Since becoming Catholic, I’m more aware than ever of the ignorant, prejudicial attitudes that pervade both sides of our divided Church....

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Andrew Comiskey

Sep 29, 20193 min read

Surrounded 1: Chariots of Fire

It can be tough to burn with hope for some LGBT+ persons; allergic to chastity, alive to sensational new ‘sexualities’, they frame us as...

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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

Sep 2, 20193 min read

Ecstasy

The Crucified rallied the nations last week in Kansas City; under the flood of His Divine Mercy, we wept for joy. Ecstasy. No better way...

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Andrew Comiskey

Apr 18, 20182 min read

Messy, Joyful Easter

I woke from a fitful sleep, jet-lagged and already critical of the things that awaited me at morning Mass. I countered with a prayer for...

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Andrew Comiskey

Mar 11, 20183 min read

Behold the Lamb 5: Liberty and Loss

A young Catholic priest who participated in a recent Living Waters Training engaged a lot with our mostly evangelical crowd; he got...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 25, 20183 min read

Behold the Lamb 3: Dirty Mother

‘In the Church, God has put Himself into hands that betray Him over and over.’ Pope Emeritus Benedict I was outraged. A well-known...

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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

May 28, 20173 min read

Fresh Green from Scorched Earth

‘He will be like a refiner’s fire…then the Lord will have a people who bring offerings in righteousness.’ (Mal. 3:2, 3) I had seen the...

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Andrew Comiskey

Mar 10, 20172 min read

Exuberant Joe

My good friend and colleague Dr. Joseph Nicolosi passed away yesterday from an unexpected, swift illness. I am in shock. He is the man...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 17, 20162 min read

Marvelous Wound

Jesus’ broken body loosed a river of healing, not only for our personal wounds, but also for the massive divides we face as His body, the...

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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

Aug 15, 20163 min read

Healing Ethnic Shame

Roque Daniel Delgado’s stepfather was Mexican. Real Mexican. Santiago dressed to the nines, stuffed his Chicago home with colorful...

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Andrew Comiskey

Jul 25, 20163 min read

Becoming Home

‘We fully “become” our true selves within relationships. A positive sense of self, rooted in worth and value, arises out of an attuned,...

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Andrew Comiskey

Jan 17, 20163 min read

Mother’s ‘Yes’

For the last five years, I’ve wondered why the Church begins each year on January 1st by honoring Mary as Christ-bearer, the one who...

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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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Open Door to Chastity: Beginning Again in Argentina

Andrew Comiskey

Oct 14, 20153 min read

Open Door to Chastity: Beginning Again in Argentina

‘See, I have placed before you an open door that cannot be shut’ (Rev. 3:8). The free and demanding door to chastity cannot be shut. It...

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Andrew Comiskey

Jun 8, 20152 min read

Fighting Fathers

‘Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint.’ (PR 29:18) Without vision from spiritual parents, God’s children wither. And...

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Andrew Comiskey

Apr 30, 20152 min read

Bridge in Belgium

Landing in Brussels at the end of my intensive European tour reminded me of our first conference there in 1999. A most upright Catholic...

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