LOVE WE WILL NEVER SEE
Rubem Alves writes, “Let us plant dates though those who plant them will never eat them. We must live by the love of what we […]
Journals
FULL AND FOOL
The word of God is more than an articulation of a thought or feeling. It is alive! The Hebrew word (bara) used for God means […]
UNCEASING PRAYER
Gregory Fruehwirth writes, “The goal of the contemplative life is summed up in St. Paul’s exhortation to pray without ceasing. In the Middle Ages, this […]
A FIERY ORDEAL
In the Book of Daniel we read about the three young Hebrews, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon and had made […]
Q & A AT THE TEMPLE
In a recent review of scrolls found in Qumran cave 3Q, where they also found the unusual Copper Scroll, there is new evidence and clarity […]
CALLING THINGS INTO BEING
“Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring…not only to those who […]
THE ROCK PILE
“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, (1900-1944) The Little […]
SEVEN GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
“Spiritual writers tell us to expect certain qualities that are traditionally called “the seven gifts of the Spirit;” and if we study the special nature […]
TRY TO LOVE EVERYTHING
S.T Georgiou wrote in ‘The Isle of Monte Christo,’ “For a few minutes we sat there petting kittens, saying nothing. But every so often I […]
SAFELY REVEALED
Jesus said, “He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by […]