--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Michael Connors, C.S.C. description: Michael Connors, CSC is director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics at the University of Notre Dame. He is an Associate Professional Specialist in the Department of Theology at Notre Dame, teaching in the area of preaching and pastoral ministry. --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS ## Michael Connors, C.S.C. ![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Connors2.jpg) Michael Connors, CSC is director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics at the University of Notre Dame. He is an Associate Professional Specialist in the Department of Theology at Notre Dame, teaching in the area of preaching and pastoral ministry. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AshWednesday.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/02/12/o-lord-make-us-interruptible) ## [O Lord, Make Us Interruptible](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/02/12/o-lord-make-us-interruptible) Published by [Michael Connors, C.S.C.](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/michael-connors-c-s-c) One of my dearest friends used to have a sign on the outside of his office door. It read, “O Lord, make me interruptible.” It was an act of hospitality, of course, but also a sincere prayer. I’ve tried to imitate this, but the fact is, I don’t like interruptions. I don’t like having my very important train of thought derailed, my time taken in an unplanned way by God-knows-what. Then I think of St... 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