Why?

Why?

“Questions and answers are by definition linked together but they are a very different skillset. Seeking answers is a process of elimination through research and experimentation, trying to piece together different information and narrow things down to a...
The Joy of lent

The Joy of lent

I have been struck with a perspective this lent season that I really haven’t pondered before.  Much of my focus during this time in years past has been that of personal devotion, realignment and attention to that which is potentially hindering my love for...
Not much to "say" today

Not much to "say" today

When the news of the recent earthquake in Turkey broke, I had this overwhelming feeling of paralysis. Not in my body, nor my emotions per se, not even intellectually, this somehow felt different. Maybe for the first time, or at least in a different way, I was able to...
Under the canopy of love

Under the canopy of love

Much like Peter himself, or at least how I would imagine him, the tone of his First Epistle is one of urgency and intensity. He is speaking to the Church in exile, writing from the belly of the beast, Rome, or as he calls it in Chapter 5, Babylon. His confidence is in...
The School of Patience

The School of Patience

“The mother of expectation is patience. The French author Simone Weil writes in her notebooks: “Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” Without patience our expectation degenerates into wishful thinking.”...