On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published: May 25, 2026 There is a word in today's Gospel that stops the reader cold if they let it settle long enough. Not a word of thunder or miracle. Just a small, unassuming verb: stood. "Standing beside the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, and Mary of Cleophas, an...
Read reflectionPublished: May 24, 2026 There is something profoundly human about a locked door. When fear takes hold, the first instinct is to shut out the world, to draw the curtains, to bolt the latch, and to huddle together in...
Read more →Published: May 23, 2026 There is a restlessness in Peter that most of us will recognize. The Risen Lord has just spoken to him directly, personally, tenderly. Jesus has rehabilitated Peter after his three-fold denial...
Read more →Published: May 22, 2026 There is a moment in the Gospel of John that is almost too intimate to read without pausing. The Risen Christ, standing on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias in the early morning light, turns to...
Read more →Published: May 21, 2026 On the night before he died, Jesus did not spend his final hours in silence. He prayed — and what he prayed for is stunning in its scope. In the Gospel of John, chapter 17, we are given a rare...
Read more →