We need to be already AND not yet Christians—remain connected to the pain and grief of Good Friday and the reality of suffering in this world, and fix our eye on the Resurrection. Read more
The earliest Christians did not have a Bible. They had Jesus. No where does Jesus say he will be sending a Book, or to ignore other sacred texts. He promises them a Spirit that will teach them. Read more
I’m tempted to disdain “Ashes and Palms Catholics” who swell church twice a year, yet these are the ones of whom Jesus said, if anyone leads one of them astray—frown them out of mass, for example—it... Read more
I got a call from a number I didn't recognize. The voice was low, lifeless. He just got out of jail, and the guys in there told him to call me. I function as a volunteer chaplain in Washington... Read more
I am feeling the pinch of time and the total absence of eternity. I should wash the big pot. And finish the laundry (ha). And vacuum all the rooms. And do a bunch of baking. And run to visit... Read more
Why is it that we focus so much on the death of Jesus and very little on the resurrection of Jesus? I mean, why isn’t the resurrection the main thing we talk about? Read more
