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The Theology of Presence

June 4, 2026
The Theology of Presence

Last summer at our parish Corpus Christi picnic, I spotted my 11-year-old daughter sitting in the grass, entertaining toddlers who belonged to a young couple we barely knew. 

My younger kids are unable to resist the small and adorable, so I wasn’t surprised. What I didn’t expect was that the afternoon would produce a treasured friendship and a model for something I think more of us should be doing deliberately.

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