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Nuggets to Keep
In a poem entitled, The Gift, Li-Young Lee, says that, at age seven, his father gave him a special gift, something to keep. Reading is like panning for gold, a
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Shamed In Our Enthusiasm
Shame on you! You should know better! How often have we heard those awful words? Or, seen them, unspoken, real, in another’s eyes? No words, but the clear message: You
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Appreciative Consciousness
What God is as great as our God? Scripture frequently uses these words to challenge us and we too rarely reflect upon them: Has anyone ever believed in a God
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The Treasures of the Church
There is a story told about St. Lawrence, perhaps only a legend, which merits retelling. Lawrence, so the story goes, was the deacon in small community during the third century,
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New Age – A Critical Look
New Age. This term is heard everywhere today. What does it mean? Is it anti-Christian? Is it good? Is it demonic? Is it something Christians should selectively embrace or is
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Passing On A Blessing
Several years ago, at a workshop in Los Angeles, John Shea shared a story that speaks of the effect of a deep blessing: It’s the story of a woman whom
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Initiating Blind Desire
There are certain times in life when blind, relentless desire makes itself shamelessly evident, in a baby and in an adolescent. We see blind desire in a baby. An infant
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Prophets as Shock Absorbers
Each age has it own way of defining the word prophet. Today the common notion, particularly within church circles, seems to be that a prophet is someone who challenges the
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A Theologian’s Problems
I should have been a theologian 25 years ago. Things were simpler then. Theologians published books and catechisms which clearly explained everything. It’s all changed now. Biblical and historical criticism
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Chastity is the Key to Everything
Already 30 years ago, before the sexual revolution, Albert Camus had written: “Chastity alone is connected with personal progress. There is a time when moving beyond it is a victory—when