On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published: June 19, 2026 There is an old saying in spiritual direction: show me your calendar and your bank statement, and I will show you what you truly love. It is blunt, but it is honest. We can profess our faith with confidence on Sunday morning and then spend the rest of the week pouring ...
Read reflectionPublished: June 18, 2026 There is a temptation in prayer that most of us have given in to at some point. We treat it like a negotiation — as if the longer we speak, the more eloquent we sound, the more impressive o...
Read more →Published: June 17, 2026 In the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus issues one of his most searching warnings. It is not aimed at sinners or enemies of the faith. It is aimed at the devout — at those who give ...
Read more →Published: June 16, 2026 In today's Gospel, Jesus delivers what may be the single most demanding teaching in the entire Sermon on the Mount. He does not ask us to tolerate our enemies, to avoid them, or merely to r...
Read more →Published: June 15, 2026 There is a law written deep in the human heart that demands balance. When someone wrongs us, something inside us rises up and insists on fairness — not cruelty, not excess, but symmetry. Yo...
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