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: Croagh Patrick

Running on Faith: Croagh Patrick

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Patrick, the fifth-century Bishop who is most well-known for preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland and using...

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Running on Faith: When God Draws Near

Running on Faith: When God Draws Near

As some of you may recall, I wrote in an earlier Running on Faith about Esther, the heroic Queen, and her urgent, deeply personal prayer to God,...

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Running on Faith: Lent's Long Run

Running on Faith: Lent's Long Run

At the start of our Ash Wednesday liturgy, we prayed that the Lord would “grant that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian...

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Running on Faith: Praying for Peace

Running on Faith: Praying for Peace

Throughout this morning’s run, all I had on my mind was the reality that as our world emerges from pandemic, suffering and sorrow in so many forms,...

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