Kite-flying is a venerable spring tradition, but in our family it also has religious significance. Every Easter, after the last egg is found and church clothes...
Lent
Even Jesus had to spend some time–Holy Saturday to be exact–waiting to see if things were going to work out. In this column from the archives...
The selfless gift of the Eucharist, the selfless death of Jesus, and the Resurrection are all one great act of love from God. For Jesus, it was all one thing...
Death and life often travel hand in hand on the Christian journey. Brother's son and his wife just had their first baby, a little boy. His name is Colin...
Visiting seven churches in the late hours of Holy Thursday is sure to awaken the spirit. The travels of faith depend on many means of transport. Elijah took...
Lent’s 40 days should disturb our consumer complacency. The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert,” says the Gospel of Mark to open Lent this year. Unlike in...
I shy away from many popular spiritual movements, which seem to come and go like feathers in the breeze. But Celtic spirituality is not one of these. Celtic...
I was doing dishes in the kitchen last week when my son Jacob came in and started unloading the dishwasher. While generally dishwasher unloading is a job that...
Sister Joan Chittister argues that we should not be so quick to abandon the practice of going hungry during Lent and throughout the year. IF IRELAND IS A...
These Lenten practices can help your spirituality to blossom this year. Have you lost track of Lent in recent years? Has it lost substance and grit? Here are a...
