The 40 days of Lent give us the opportunity to grow in our response to the Lord’s love through faith. The Sunday gospels for the next three weeks come from the Gospel of John. In these passages we ...
As I pen these words, my heart is heavy regarding the treatment of immigrants and refugees in this country. We claim to be one nation under God, but that is far from the truth. As communities seek ...
God is love. The monotheistic faiths, with other major religions, attest to this central tenet. For instance, in the New Testament, God’s love for humankind is conveyed in Greek as agape, an ...
“I pray that you ... may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” —Ephesians 3:17-18 Two weeks ago, my oldest daughter, Kayla, ...
Does Abraham love God more than his fellow human beings? He immediately jumps to follow God’s command to offer his son as a sacrifice; he does not question and does not bargain. God comes first.
With Valentine’s Day coming soon, I find myself reflecting on love. The Protestant Bible consists of 66 books — with 1,189 chapters, 31,173 verses, and a grand total of 807,361 words. Written over ...
I remember from early in grade school learning catechism and learning the definition of God: God is three persons in one God. Probably all of you (at least many of you) remember learning the same ...
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read ...
“For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct.” Find today’s readings here. When I graduated from the Jesuit School of ...