Andrew Comiskey
Fruit of Scandal
‘For you became sorrowful as God intended…Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Apr 3, 2019
- 5 min
Humble King
I sent out a series of questions to my favorite priests and Rev. Msgr William J King who runs a Living Waters group in his parish...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Mar 31, 2019
- 4 min
Radiance from the Ruins: Praying for Priests
What had been alien to me—a black-coated mystery, heady and aloof, men in rectories, celibate yet suspect—became engaging and vital...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Mar 24, 2019
- 3 min
Grieving the Divides
In her face, I witnessed my sorrow and somehow could feel it. My friend conveyed simple pain over her (natural) father’s ongoing...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Nov 18, 2018
- 3 min
Unflinching Mercy for the Abused
‘The beauty of the cathedral does not oppose the cross but is its fruit.’ – Cardinal Ratzinger The other morning in prayer I was startled...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Aug 19, 2018
- 2 min
Seeds and Weeds
I heard the news in Ubon Thailand, during our first Living Waters Training there: 70 years of clerical abuse in Pennsylvania involving...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Aug 12, 2018
- 3 min
Betrayal
For the last month, I have been sickened by reports of ex-Cardinal McCarrick’s long history of sexual abusing male teens and adults; more...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Sep 14, 2015
- 2 min
Men with Chests, Part 1
‘We remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise.’ C.S. Lewis ‘And he...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Oct 22, 2014
- 2 min
October 26: Faithful Lovers
‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…Love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Matt. 22:37,...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Jul 3, 2012
- 3 min
True Justice
My wife Annette observed an 8-year-old boy in a waiting room trying to make sense of a photo in People magazine of two men in tuxes,...
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Andrew Comiskey
- May 31, 2012
- 2 min
Pentecost: Power to Live the Truth
Woodcut, published ca. 1880. I just read in the New York Times that Dr. Robert Spitzer, the man who documented the transformation of 200...
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Andrew Comiskey
- May 19, 2012
- 2 min
Risen with Christ, Our Wounds yet Visible
Jesus’ humiliation has been eclipsed with glory. So is ours, as we testify of how His mercy has washed us and solidified the new...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Apr 3, 2012
- 5 min
Merciful Discipline 6: Humbled, We Shine
Merciful Discipline 6: Humbled, We Shine ‘When You disciplined us, we could barely whisper a prayer.’ (IS 26:16) ‘Christ’s abiding...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Mar 28, 2012
- 4 min
Merciful Discipline 5: Hopeful, We Fight for the Dignity and Integrity of Our Priests
Merciful Discipline 5: Hopeful, We Fight for the Dignity and Integrity of Our Priests The fine work and selfless dedication of the great...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Mar 21, 2012
- 4 min
Merciful Discipline 4: Hopeful, We Rebuild Trust
Merciful Discipline 4: Hopeful, We Rebuild Trust We do not want you to grieve…as those who have no hope. (1Thes. 4:13) Now it is required...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Mar 14, 2012
- 4 min
Merciful Discipline 3: Broken, We Endure Shame
Merciful Discipline 3: Broken, We Endure Shame In the Church, God has put Himself into hands that betray Him again and again. – Pope...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Mar 7, 2012
- 4 min
Merciful Discipline 2: Broken, We Repent for the Church’s Mishandling of Abuse
Merciful Discipline 2: Broken, We Repent for the Church’s Mishandling of Abuse ‘This crisis isn’t about sex abuse. It is about covering...
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Andrew Comiskey
- Feb 28, 2012
- 4 min
Merciful Discipline 1: Broken, We Pray for the Abused
— Merciful Discipline 1: Broken, We Pray for the Abused No wound runs deeper in the Church today than the sexual abuse of children by her...
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