Over and over in the Scriptures is a call to a specific verb—believe. As Christians, God calls us to love one another, to care for the poor, to make disciples—...
Forty days. That’s the length of time Christ spent in the Judaean Desert, fasting and praying in solitude. In the accounts contained in the gospels of Matthew,...
Reading from the book of Job, I can’t help but think of my Uncle Tom. As I write, he is fighting to recover from a serious brain surgery. He is foggy, distant...
Suppose I asked you to explain what love is. How would you respond? The oft-repeated words of Saint Paul might come to mind:
Love is patient and kind;...
When I close my eyes to pray, I find myself standing alone in the desert outside of Jerusalem. I am looking up at Christ’s body on the Cross. It is dark; the a...
There is something about the desert — as a site of temptation, but also as one of opportunity — that pervades Biblical literature. After all, after the Lord de...
TW: eating disorders
The day before Lent begins is known as Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), Shrove Tuesday, Fastnachtsdienstag and many other names around the wor...
The Lenten season commemorates the 40 days that Jesus fasted and was tested in the desert before He started His public ministry, in anticipation of Easter Sund...
Normally, the payback for snoozing my phone alarm in the morning is being five (or more) minutes late to whatever I was waking up to go to. But this Saturday, ...
As we near the end of Advent and see the beginning of yet another coronavirus variant accompanied with rising cases, we may be feeling despondent. The words of...
