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Art Blumberg

 Art Blumberg holds a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies degree from the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. He is enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program at Catholic Theological Union beginning in the fall of 2026.

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More than a dove, the Holy Spirit can be glimpsed in a kaleidoscope of forms

So often when we think of the Holy Spirit, it's as a dove. But the Holy Spirit can be wild and tempestuous, coming where and when it will, shaking us out of our complacency, asking us to look with fresh eyes.

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The grace of forgetfulness

Soul Seeing: "What does it mean to always hear these prayers as if they had never been heard before? Forgetfulness seems a diminishment, a decline, yet here it is a grace," writes Art Blumberg.

The Western Wall and the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem. (Unsplash/Anton Mislawsky)

What a convert hears and sees at the Western Wall

As both a Catholic convert and ethnic Jew, Art Blumberg reflects on complicated spiritual realities on pilgrimage to the Western Wall.

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A postmodern Catholic divinity student lets go for a moment of grace

Soul Seeing: Something wonderful happens. I am entranced, mesmerized. Ganesha's eyes seem to stare back as the chanting wafts over me. I slide into its rhythm. One voice, then another, then two together. Not trying to understand. Just breathing. Just being.

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