When Father Keith, at a Wednesday evening service many weeks ago, told those of us gathered our bishop had sent a directive which included a refrain from shaking hands during…
Today is Maundy Thursday, a day Christians all over the world remember several important moments in the ministry of Jesus which took place just before his trial, crucifixion, burial, and…
My Catholic mother made sure all of us had something to “give up” for Lent. Sometimes she chose it for me, or at least strongly encouraged what should be the…
Before Christ fed four thousand (probably more actually), he did not ask them to fill out forms or prove their worthiness. He did not ask their political affiliations, their theological…
A band I have followed for decades, The Seventy Sevens, released an album in 1992 entitled Pray Naked. The Christian label they were signed to at the time marketed the…
This week, people in my faith tradition and many others will enter into the season of Lent. For some, this is a time of giving up something; for others, Lent…
One of the most difficult parts about being a teacher is not seeing the fruit of one’s labors. Sure, during the course of the semester a student or two will…
I might be one of the few people not particularly moved by the sudden death of Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter, and several not famous humans on January 26. While…
This verse first became meaningful to me during a time of crisis when I was in college so many years ago the remembrance of pain seems sharper than many of…
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