Christ and his saints have a different way of calculating a thing’s worth
Terrance Klein
The Rev. Terrance W. Klein is a priest of the Diocese of Dodge City and author of Vanity Faith.
The beatitudes: God’s daily tweets, sent straight to you
Rather than beg God to speak to us, we should ask God to help us to hear what God has already said in Jesus.
Hollywood has a God problem: How do you film pure consciousness?
The concept of God is both utterly reasonable yet absolutely unimaginable.
The more we pour out ourselves, the more we become our best selves.
Our deepest identities are found in our call to service.
Why did the three magi see in the heavens what others could not?
Eyes of faith see things in the world that others insist are just not there.
Jesus didn’t just come from Mary’s womb, he came from the labyrinth of her love.
Everything that she was, formed who he became.
Christmas: A Feast for Eyes of Faith
Reformers might rail against sacred images, but, at Christmas, the world turns Catholic to gaze upon the Christ child.
What are we to make of the Virgin Birth? What does it make of us?
Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.
Parents: You can’t make your kids love you.
A child cannot be grasped, like an object. A child can only be caressed, which is to touch without possessing.
Mary’s Immaculate Conception is humanity’s great recount—the one that counted.
Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.
