The final words of a dying person are precious to those left behind. When time is short, one has a chance to speak only of the most important things—love...
Lent
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Philips describes how Easter season often brings feelings of conviction and discomfort over his self-centeredness. It must have been about the time that I was...
It’s almost as if Mel Gibson’s The Passion has come to life. In Chicago’s largely Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, some 7,000 people gather at...
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...
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...
