"[F]earful yet overjoyed . . . " (Matthew 28:8). The Gospel today tells us that Mary Magdalene and the other...

My friend listened intently as I shared about my health, which had become an increasingly heavy burden. She nodded in...

Silence. The world waits in silence, as it did in the beginning when it was a formless wasteland (see Genesis...

The night seemed quiet, but the dreadful voices of anger and pain in my head refused to let me sleep....

The disciples journey to Jerusalem with their Master one final time to celebrate the Passover. Not coincidentally, they will commemorate...

“For these and all my sins, I am sorry,” I concluded with relief as I finished reciting my sins that...

These past weeks of Lent we've been coping with the unexpected turn of events with Covid-19. And yet as we've...

I regret when I have interrogated my loved ones, assuming the worst in their intentions. "How could you . ....

“The King of Love, my shepherd is,” I sing, as I rock my daughter in my arms. “His goodness fails...

The cranked-up bass matched the thumping in my head. Two strangers too-comfortably flanked me as my friends passed red solo...

Like the people in today's Gospel (John 10:31-42), we pick up rocks every time we see the “good works” Jesus...

It happens to all of us that we forget things on occasion. Last week I was forty-five minutes into my...

Every Lent I find myself drawn to the elusive ideal of living my faith dramatically. I want to be radically...

Have you ever been to the desert? I don’t mean places like the Sonora or the Sahara. I’m talking about...

There is always more to the story. + Something to consider when someone’s words or attitude feel attacking and unwarranted....

Almost a year ago in late spring, I started having these feelings of panic that stemmed from a need to...

There’s a song I have been listening to on repeat lately. The title and lyrics sing of “the secret place,”...