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Arriving at Shore
They saw Jesus walking on the sea. // John 6:19 I woke up this morning afraid. The world is at war in way it has not been in my lifetime,...
Who Rules You?
“Put in my mouth persuasive words in the presence of the lion.” // Esther C 24 in the NAB It was my first really big job. High pressure, high demands....
They Ridiculed Him
“Then he put them all out.” // Mark 5:40 When I first began working with Ellie she described herself as “stuck.” It didn’t take long before she came to realize...
Is Your Servant Listening?
"I have waited, waited for the Lord." // Psalm 40:2 I’d been in my university position for fourteen years. I loved my job, my colleagues were like family to me,...
When Jesus Doesn't Heal
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” // Psalm 147:3 I’d given a talk on the tricky topic of when healing doesn’t happen. A woman who listened writes...
Fear's Kryptonite
During a serious health crisis, I reached a moment of—I’m ashamed to say—full on, wild-eyed hysteria. I called my best friend and began to unleash a tsunami of panic and...
Believe in the Blessing
I was young, naïve, a little too overconfident in my virtue. One night, I’m ashamed to admit, I was tempted to have a one-night stand. This was wildly out of...
The Serious Work of Goodness
For the nearly 3000 people who died and the 6000 who were injured on September 11, 2001, I remember you. I remember that you woke up that morning twenty years...
Strengthened by That Food
My brother, a priest, was first appointed to a parish with a huge elementary school. One of his favorite duties there was teaching the children about the Eucharist and in...
Take a Look Behind You
A classic cartoon from my youth depicts the Red Sea story—and one moment is highlighted. Moses has done the work of parting the sea, and the Israelites are mostly through...
Ridiculous Greatness of Heart
The following prayer, it is said, was found near the body of a dead child in the Ravensbrück concentration camp during World War II: O Lord, remember not only men...
Dozens Upon Dozens of Brothers
When my younger brother entered seminary, he was thirty-three and I was thirty-nine. As beautiful as his vocation was and as big a blessing as it was to my family,...
