Christ embraced the most alienated region of human life: our fear.
The Good Word
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Charlie Brown and his football: a story of Christian hope
Are you a Charlie Brown or a Lucy?
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Art doesn’t change the world. So why escape to the movies?
Even if “downtown” only stretched a block, most whistle-stops on the American prairie took great pride in their theaters, their dream palaces. Back in the last century, they would have been the only place a person raised in the heartland would have seen the ocean or a skyscraper, or seen someone like Rhett Butler kiss […]
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Hollywood has a God problem: How do you film pure consciousness?
The concept of God is both utterly reasonable yet absolutely unimaginable.
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The more we pour out ourselves, the more we become our best selves.
Our deepest identities are found in our call to service.
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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.
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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.
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Free At Last: Dec. 24, Fourth Saturday of Advent
As Advent hurtles towards a close, it is my hope that our readings have illuminated the freedom we find in the commitment to prayer.
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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.
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The Name Game: Dec. 23, Fourth Friday of Advent
The relationship with Christ that we cultivate through prayer is grounded in his complete understanding of who we are, down to speaking our very name.