May his memory be a blessing. I found myself repeating these words—a rabbinic phrase that originates in the Jewish tradition—to a Jewish colleague as we...
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Readings (Year C): 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 15:45-49Luke 6:27-38 Reflection: Let God do the repaying Is it...
Saving Grace By Kirsten Powers (Convergent Books, 2021) To say that grace is in desperately short supply in our public discourse is one thing. To delve into...
Ted Lasso is teaching boys how to be men and men how to be good people. Right there on television, where the opposite usually happens. The American...
“Mommy, why aren’t you happy just the way God made you?!” When my 8-year-old daughter posed this query with tears streaming down her face, it was a punch to...
When Tony Calumet landed in Nome, Alaska in September 2020, he whispered a prayer: “If this is what you want, God, you’re going to have to help me.” At nearly...
Readings (Year C): Jeremiah 17:5-8 Psalm 1:1-4, 61 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20Luke 6:17, 20-26 Reflection: Our sufferings are blessings A few years ago I watched...
Cuando alimento a los pobres, me llaman santo, pero cuando pregunto por qué los pobres no tienen comida, me llaman comunista. Dom Hélder Câmara hizo esta...
The Future Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats (Fantasy Records, 2021) You might think bearded, tattooed, perpetual-hat-wearing indie rocker-meets-soul...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My friend wants to take me to a Buddhist prayer service. Is it OK to go? —Interfaith Inquirer A:...
