Fr. Ryan Lerner, Chaplain

Fr. Ryan Lerner, Chaplain

Running on Faith is a blog by Fr. Ryan Lerner, Catholic Chaplain at Yale University. An avid runner, Fr. Ryan takes to the streets of New Haven each morning at dawn, where he finds inspiration in the rhythm of his steps and the quiet of the early hours.

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Running on Faith: Our Circular Trails

Running on Faith: Our Circular Trails

Earlier this week I joined almost one-hundred-and-fifty of my brother priests for our annual convocation in Groton, Connecticut. Because our day...

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Running on Faith: Re-Creation

Running on Faith: Re-Creation

A tendency that I began to notice, as early as my junior year in college, in my professional life, in seminary, and even now—although rarely, in...

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Running on Faith: Season of Creation

Running on Faith: Season of Creation

While running loops and rows in the Grove Street Cemetery this morning, I was being serenaded by the voices of birds, crickets and other insects,...

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Running on Faith: What Will I Do to Make This Place Beautiful?

Running on Faith: What Will I Do to Make This Place Beautiful?

On this gorgeous morning, over the course of a brief post-run stretch, I was having a nice chat with Angel. Angel is a member of our dedicated STM...

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