Trust
“On some level we feel that we can’t trust others, that we can’t trust God to do what is right, and that we have to be in control by...
Thankfulness
“I find the bits and pieces of everyday life much more precious than the hopes and dreams of an unlived future. Clouds passing in the sky...
Hope
“Many people indeed live lives of “quiet desperation” simply because they have no hope and cannot imagine where hope would begin. The...
Faith and Reason
“Faith is critical if we are not to remain earthbound. Divine matters cannot be comprehended with the mind, but we are conditioned in our...
Character and Choices
“All of life’s choices have consequences, consequences for ourselves and consequences for the world around us. And when we fall into the...
Faith, Trust, and Belief
“When we separate faith from everything else, we make it into belief. It becomes the assent to the truth of something that cannot be...
Hell (Hatred and Disdain)
“We observe how the Lord often focuses attention on our disdain for one another. We encounter this common attitude in ourselves every...
Change
“Christianity should not be reduced to political activism or the enforcement of morality, for societal reformation can take place only...
Prayer ("Techniques" and Discovery)
“…cultivating a contemplative practice, such as using a prayer word, the breath, sitting in stillness, is not to reduce prayer to a...
Journey
“We often lose hope in the face of worldly troubles. However, it is precisely while on such tough journeys that God calls us to move...