On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published: July 7, 2026 There is a moment near the end of today's short Gospel passage that quietly contains the entire logic of Christian mission. Jesus looks out at a crowd of ordinary people — tired, confused, scattered — and something moves within him. The Greek word Matthew uses is splanc...
Read reflectionPublished: July 6, 2026 There is something worth noticing about the moment at which today's gospel begins. Jesus is already in the middle of something — he is speaking — when he is interrupted. A synagogue official, ...
Read more →Published: July 5, 2026 There is a question that quietly haunts many of us who try to live a faithful life: why does following Jesus sometimes feel so exhausting? We carry our obligations, our worries, our failures...
Read more →Published: July 4, 2026 There is a question embedded in today's Gospel that has echoed through centuries of Christian life, and it is one that many of us, if we are honest, still ask in our own way: Why doesn't fol...
Read more →Published: July 3, 2026 There is something deeply consoling about Thomas. He is the disciple who got it wrong before he got it magnificently right. He is the one who walked away from that first Easter gathering car...
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