A close look at the Catholic moral tradition around sin, mercy and confession shows that it developed from its inception pathways to holiness that were collective, merciful, hospitable, inclusive, exemplary and grace-filled.
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How centering prayer has helped me face anxiety, the pandemic and my most vulnerable moments
Centering prayer helps me find those places in my heart where God’s grace is playing.
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The Father, the Son and the Hay Maze
I got lost in a maze of darkness and could not get out. Christ is like the great hero, rushing into the cold and dark to save us.
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I’ve visited over 100 churches across the globe. Here’s what it’s taught me about my Catholic faith.
There is great comfort in knowing that in each church there were people worshiping the same God, hearing the same Gospel, striving to live out the two greatest commandments.
Posted inFaith, Video
‘Think Like a Jesuit’: The new video series that takes an Ignatian approach to uncomfortable conversations
Disagreement gets a bad rap nowadays. Why?
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Community, humanity, surrender: 3 reasons why we need to go back to the movie theaters
Every movie is like a pilgrimage. It invites us into a journey with the promise of some holy destination, and a good one calls us to an appreciation of community.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
To find God’s revelation, one can turn to music
Can a song save your life? Can a canticle change your life, fundamentally alter its course?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Take me out to the ballgame: The majesty (and agony) of playoff baseball
Live baseball is more sublime and spiritually satisfying than any other sporting event—even when your team loses.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
What Mariah Carey’s ‘Butterfly’ has to say to children of divorce
Listening to the album anew, I can see how Carey’s songs shed light on the spiritual and psychological struggles of children of divorce (like Mariah Carey and I).
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A master class in Christian apologetics for the 21st century
Roger Haight’s latest book is a master class in Christian apologetics. Haight’s study rises from pointed questions put to the believer, questions that cannot be ignored or wished away.