When I was in the first or second grade, I asked my dad if I could carve the pumpkin. My dad said, “no. Your hand will slip up the knife...

This morning’s Gospel begins with a bit of a zinger: “Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them,...

I want to ask you: what is the most important characteristic, what the church sometimes refers to as a virtue, that has allowed you to...

The other day I was having a discussion with one of my mentors. He asked how I was doing and I said, ‘I don’t know how I feel. All I see...

Our reading from Hebrews this week continues the theme of faithful witness that I spoke of last week: “Therefore, since we are surrounded...

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen,” we hear in our reading from Hewbrews. The letter goes on...

One of the things that I loved about doing my PhD was how much time I got to spend examining so many lives in so much detail. One of the...

"Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your...

"Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; but Mary has chosen the better part, sitting at my feet and listening to...

Have you ever had an encounter with a person or a group in the church which made you think, “that was terrible, I don’t want to be here...