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Author: Father Jim Bacik

Father James J. Bacik is a widely-regarded theologian, writer, lecturer and pastor who served as campus minister and adjunct professor of humanities at the University of Toledo for more than 30 years. He was called “one of America’s finest, most insightful theologians, with a remarkable capacity for clear writing and effective teaching” by Richard P. McBrien, Professor of Theology at Notre Dame University.

April, 2019 Reflections Karl Rahner: Deepening our Commitment to Christ

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on April 13, 2019July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

April Reflections

March, 2019 Reflections Therese of Lisieux: Daily Life as the Path to Sanctity

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on March 14, 2019July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

March reflections, 2019

February, 2019 Reflections Henri Nouwen: A Guide to Holiness

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on February 15, 2019July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

February Reflections

January, 2019 Reflections Augustine and the Universal Call to Holiness

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on January 30, 2019July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

January Reflections

December, 2018 Reflections Jesus Christ Our Superhero

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on December 20, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

December Reflection 2018

November, 2018 Reflections Bridging the Economic Divide

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on November 29, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

November Reflections, 2018

October, 2018 Reflections Bridging the Political Divide

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on November 1, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

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September, 2018 Reflections Bridging the Gender Divide

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on September 4, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

September Reflections Vol 41 No 1

June, 2018 Reflections Pope Francis on Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on June 26, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

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Summer Institute 2018, syllabus

by Father Jim BacikLecture and Class NotesPosted on June 4, 2018Comments are Disabled

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May, 2018 Reflections Pope Francis on Liturgical Reform

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on May 5, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

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April, 2018 Reflections Pope Francis on Work and Business

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on April 3, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

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March, 2018 Reflections Pope Francis on Consumerism

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on March 5, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

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February, 2018 Reflections Pope Francis on Caring for the Poor

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on February 1, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

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January, 2018 Reflections Pope Francis on Gender Issues

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on January 6, 2018July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

Reflections January

November Reflections, 2017 Catholic Lutheran Dialogue on the Eucharist

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on December 18, 2017July 18, 2020Comments are Disabled

Reflections November 2017 Vol 40 No 3

December Reflections, 2017 Christ is our Wonder Counselor

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on December 18, 2017July 18, 2020Comments are Disabled

December Reflections 2017 Vol 40 No 4

Reflections October 2017 Catholic Lutheran Agreement on Justification

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on October 25, 2017July 18, 2020Comments are Disabled

Reflections October

September 2017 Reflections Charlottesville and Racism

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on September 9, 2017July 18, 2020Comments are Disabled

Reflections September

CTU summer syllabus, 2017

by Father Jim BacikLecture and Class NotesPosted on June 17, 2017Comments are Disabled

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June Reflections, 2017 Trump and Truth

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on June 17, 2017August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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May Reflections, 2017 Critique of Trump’s America First Policy

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on May 10, 2017August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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April Reflections, 2017 Steve Bannon and Islam

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on May 10, 2017August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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March Reflections 2017 Trump Banning Entrance of Visitors from Muslim Countries

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on March 21, 2017August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

March Reflections Vol 39 No 7

by Father Jim BacikUncategorizedPosted on March 21, 2017Comments are Disabled

March Reflections Vol 39 No 7

February Reflections, 2017 Christian Non-Violence and Just Peace

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on February 9, 2017August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

February Reflections 2017 Vol 39 No 5

January Reflections, 2017 Early Response to the Election of Donald Trump

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on December 29, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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December Reflections, 2016 Christmas Celebrating the Birth of the Prince of Peace

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on December 17, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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November Reflections Presidents Lincoln and FDR and the Cardinal Virtues

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on October 27, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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October Reflections, 2016 The Rio Olympics and Striving for Excellence

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on September 22, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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September Reflections, 2016 The Rio Olympics and the Virtue of Solidarity

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on September 7, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

September Reflections 2016

June Reflections, 2016 Pope Francis on Communion for Divorced in the Joy of the Gospel

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on June 3, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

June Reflections 2016 Vol 38 No 10

summer institute, 2016 syllabus

by Father Jim BacikLecture and Class NotesPosted on May 29, 2016Comments are Disabled

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May Reflections, 2016 Pope Francis on a Spirituality of Marriage in the Joy of the Gospel

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on May 9, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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April Reflections, 2016 The 2015 Paris Agreement: Pope Francis and Thomas Berry

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on April 3, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

April Reflections 2016

March Reflections, 2016 The Iran Nuclear Agreement

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on March 14, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

March Reflections Final

February Reflections, 2016 Christian Mindfulness: Guidance from Thomas Merton

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on February 15, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

February Reflections, 2016    Vol 38    No 6   The word “multitasking,” borrowed from the computer world, is now commonly used to describe the efforts of a single person to handle …

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January Reflections, 2016 Thomas Merton: the Franciscan Tradition and Peace-making

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on January 14, 2016August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

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Reflections December 2015 Christmas: Celebrating Divine Mercy

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on December 20, 2015August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

Christmas Reflections for 2015 on mercy Fr. Bacik’s Christmas Reflections talks about mercy.

November Reflections, 2015 The Visit of Pope Francis to the United States

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on November 25, 2015August 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

    Fr. Bacik’s November Reflections discusses the impact of the Pope’s visit to the United States. November Reflections on the Pope’s visit to the United States

October 2015 Reflections on Pope Francis

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on October 14, 2015Comments are Disabled

    Fr. Bacik’s October Reflections article once again examines the encyclical of Pope Francis on the environment, stressing his notion of an “integral ecology”".” October Reflections article on the …

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Reflections September, 2015

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on September 3, 2015Comments are Disabled

    This month’s Reflections is on Laudato Si’ , the encyclical written by Pope Francis on the environment. This month’s Reflections is on the encyclical on the environment written …

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June Reflections Thomas Merton on the True Self

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on June 6, 2015June 6, 2015Comments are Disabled

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May 2015 Reflections on Religion and Violence

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on May 17, 2015Comments are Disabled

  Fr. Bacik’s May Reflections on Religion and Violence  summarizes 4 major positions on the topic and attempts a more concrete, nuanced analysis of the current struggle against terrorism. Fr. …

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April Reflections

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015Comments are Disabled

Fr. Bacik’s April Reflections continues to explore Thomas Merton and his thoughts on racism

37. James Bacik: “Religion and Violence”

by Father Jim BacikUncategorizedPosted on March 30, 2015August 4, 2015Comments are Disabled

Fr. James Bacik | Religion and Violence | March 30, 2015 | The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo This video was produced by a friend and made available on YouTube.

March Reflections

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015Comments are Disabled

  Fr. Bacik’s March Reflection is about Thomas Merton’s major ideas on racism in our country. Fr. Bacik’s March Reflection is about on of Thomas Merton’s major ideas on racism …

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February, 2015 Reflections

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on January 12, 2015Comments are Disabled

    A discussion of the Vatican Report on the Visitation of Women Religious Communities. A discussion of the Vatican Report on the Visitation of Women Religious Communities

January, 2015 Reflections

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on January 5, 2015Comments are Disabled

    In his January, 2015 Reflections, Fr. Bacik respond to the recent racial tension in our country. Fr. Bacik’s January, 2015 Reflections responds to the recent racial tension in …

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Christmas Reflection December 2014

by Father Jim BacikReflections ArticlesPosted on December 14, 2014Comments are Disabled

  Fr. Bacik’s  December Reflection is about Christian joy, holding up Pope Francis as an example.   Christmas Reflection December 2014

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