“In the beginning was the Word,” wrote St John. “He is the image [ikon in Greek] of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,” wrote St. Paul. We meet...
Spirituality
All the Beauty in this Whole Life Brother Ali (Rhymesayers, 2017) You’d be hard pressed to find an article about Brother Ali that fails to mention his unique...
Americans should be better at dealing with ambiguity, diversity, and disagreement, says Father Stan Chu Ilo, a research professor of Catholic studies and...
I basically lived at Bed Bath & Beyond in the weeks before moving to college. From memo boards to mini fridges, shower caddies to twin XL sheets, the home...
“From ancient times down to the present, there is found among various peoples a certain perception of that hidden power which hovers over the course of things...
In line for a roller coaster at an amusement park is an odd place for a spiritual experience. But there I was at Pittsburgh’s Kennywood Park, hot and...
I was in a tiny wooden town in Alaska recently when I walked past a tiny wooden church. I find small wooden sacred places irresistible, whether they are...
Do you own a Bible? I don’t mean in the sense of having one gathering dust on a bookshelf but in the commitment sense of the word own. Can you say...
I should take them to Utah. Like all of my crazy ideas, this one popped into my head while I took my morning shower. As a divorced dad who lives six hours away...
I took my son to church for Holy Thursday for the first time last year when he was just more than 18 months old. I worried that we’d have to leave early or...
