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The Road to Emma + Us
Jay Cuasay examines Holy Week and Easter readings in light of our Lenten Journey and the March for our Lives event in DC.
Author Jay Cuasay
Jay Cuasay
Jay Cuasay is a freelance writer on religion, interfaith relations and culture. A post-Vatican II Catholic father with a Jewish spouse, he is deeply influenced by Christian mysticism and Zen Buddhism. He was a regular columnist on Catholicism for examiner.com and a moderator and contributor to several groups on LinkedIn. His LTEs on film and Jewish Catholic relations have been published in America and Commonweal. He currently ministers to English and Spanish families at a Franciscan parish. He can be reached at TribePlatypus.com.
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Happy Hour Encounters
Jay Cuasay finds happy hour at his local pub to be graced filled encounters during Lent.
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Three Pillars and 40 Days
Jay Cuasay looks at Lenten preparations by combining the “see, judge, act” model and the 3 Pillars of Lent with a reflection on the recent death of his pastor.
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Good Samaritans and Good Faith
Jay Cuasay finds parallels between being a Good Samaritan in an emergency situation and passing along the Faith.
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Daily Gospel Reflection for January 11, 2018
Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today’s Gospel.
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Advent creatures great and small
Jay Cuasay compares Hanukkah and Advent rituals with the addition of a new book from Paraclete Press that uses nature to capture the spirit of the season.
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All you holy November men and women
Jay Cuasay reflects upon the recently deceased in his life and the need for continued prayer this November.
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If I were certain, I would not need faith
Jay Cuasay reflects on busy fall life in his parish and what that means for nurturing of the faith. How do we keep the faith alive for future generations?
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Daily Gospel Reflection for September 11, 2017
Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today’s Gospel.
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Summer Examen
Jay Cuasay takes stock of how his daughter spent her summer–and what he, as a parent, learned from her experiences.
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Daily Gospel Reflection for July 26, 2017 - Sts. Joachim & Anne
Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today’s Gospel.
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We can grow from fear
When it comes to new experiences, parents listen to their children, but how do they know if they push too far? Jay Cuasay shares a lesson learned in an amusement park.
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Music Brings Heaven to Earth
Jay Cuasay reflects on his daughter’s piano recital and sees similarities and differences to how we prepare our children for sacraments.
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Emmaus Monday
Holy Week and Passover overlapped this year. These greatest feasts for Jay Cuasay’s Jewish/Catholic family leave him breathless like the Emmaus story.
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And they shall look upon him whom they have pierced
A routine blood draw during Lent leads Jay Cuasay to muse about Reconciliation and healing as part of Christ’s Passion.