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Nikki Giovanni

February 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM

Michael Granzen

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In This World We Will Have Troubles

But…

February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM

Michael Granzen

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Paulo Freire

January 30, 2026 at 1:14 AM

Michael Granzen

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Knowing Hope
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Knowing Hope

Against Hope

January 27, 2026 at 1:49 PM

Michael Granzen

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§ “You without whose love for us we cannot trust you, we cannot believe; You whose name is Truth which in our true and deepest doubting is what we seek; You whose name is too holy for us to know yet w...

January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM

Michael Granzen

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Hard Times Require Furious Dancing

There are no ordinary people.

January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM

Michael Granzen

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Prayers For Courage to Do Justice

And Love Mercy

January 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM

Michael Granzen

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As We Bless Others, We Are Blessed

For Such A Time

January 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM

Michael Granzen

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Prayers For Justice

And Healing

January 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM

Michael Granzen

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Some Questions

An Epiphany Meditation

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January 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM

Michael Granzen

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A Prayer For the New Year

§ “Waiting is a window opening on many landscapes… It is the experience of recovering balance when catapulted from one’s place.

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January 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM

Michael Granzen

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The Insecurity of Freedom
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The Insecurity of Freedom

And Radical Love

“Lord Jesus Christ, thou Son of the Most High, Prince of Peace, be born again into our world.

December 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Michael Granzen

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A Prayer For Christmas
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A Prayer For Christmas

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December 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Michael Granzen

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The Iona Paradox

“In my deepest wound, I saw Your glory, and it dazzled me.” (St.

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December 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Michael Granzen

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A Prayer For Friday
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Fannie Lou Hamer

What is shaping your soul?

December 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM

Michael Granzen

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On Claiming Our Gifts
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On Claiming Our Gifts

December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Michael Granzen

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A Prayer For Friday
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Jim Forest on Thomas Merton

December 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Michael Granzen

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December has arrived: winter gloaming begins in mid-afternoon.

God Believes in You

December 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM

Michael Granzen

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Robert Raines

December 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM

Michael Granzen

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Defiant Faith

Under the Promise

December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM

Michael Granzen

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A Prayer For Friday
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Wendell Berry

November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM

Michael Granzen

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“A child wakes up in the night, perhaps, from a bad dream, and finds the self surrounded by darkness, alone, beset by nameless threats.

Cry Pain, Cry Hope

November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Michael Granzen

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Audre Lord

November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM

Michael Granzen

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A Moveable Feast
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A Moveable Feast

Courage to Be

November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Michael Granzen

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A Prayer For Friday
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James Baldwin