Like Mary of Magdala, women who gave homilies had experienced a deep call and felt commissioned to share the good news.

Any hand stitcher will tell you: To embroider or crochet slowly mends the spirit, stitch by stitch.

Benedict learned from experience that pushing yourself too hard can be a road to spiritual ruin. There is a fine line between work that glorifies God and work that merely glorifies yourself.

An Encounter with Silence

I have learned that belief is not unique to those who consider themselves religious.

Jesuit poverty should be as dramatically visible and shocking as the incarnation of Jesus.