A child cannot be grasped, like an object. A child can only be caressed, which is to touch without possessing.
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What is important to God, and what is just ‘Dust in the Wind?’
Ultimately, the jobs, the degrees, the nice houses, are all chaff in God’s eyes—they do not make us virtuous or worthy.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Genocide, crucifixion and rape: What Christians are facing in the Middle East
“I am very aware that my ethnicity is dying.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
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.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Surrender or else! On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Mary shows us qualities to seek in our prayer life: receptivity to the divine word, thoughtful reflection and finally, the subordination of our wills to God’s wisdom.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
In our divided country, a prayer for those voting in the Electoral College.
Since my birthday, I have prayed that someone would rescue the country I love from chaos and division.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
What makes an Ignatian retreat different? An interview with Jesuit retreat master, Howard Gray, S.J.
‘The Exercises are geared toward making a decision: a life choice or a deepening of a choice already made.’
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The importance of rest in the spiritual life
Second Wednesday of Advent
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Celebrating Christmas isn’t always easy. That’s the point.
To those who lived in that world of fear, it must have seemed absurd that an infant would be the answer to their fear.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I had given up on prayer. Depression taught me how much I needed it.
Without the weeks I spent easing back into prayer, I would not be alive today.