On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
There is a moment in the Gospel of Matthew that lasts only a few verses, yet contains within it one of the most profound spiritual dramas in all of Scripture. Joseph, a just man from Nazareth, discovers that the woman he is betrothed to is with child. He does not yet know that this child is the ...
Read reflectionThere is a moment in today's Gospel that cuts right to the heart of who Jesus is. The religious authorities are already watching him, already suspicious, already looking for a reason to condemn him. And then he speak...
Read more →The scene John paints for us in today's gospel is one of patient suffering and surprising grace. The Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem was surrounded by five porticos sheltering a crowd of people in various states of mis...
Read more →There is a particular kind of courage that the world does not often celebrate — the courage to believe before you have any proof that belief is warranted. It is not the courage of the soldier who charges forward beca...
Read more →There is a man sitting by the road. He has sat there every day of his life, in the same darkness, holding out the same hands. He does not know what a sunrise looks like, or the face of his mother, or the color of wat...
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