I think we can all remember learning about Jesus’ command to love our enemies and to turn the other cheek. This Sunday’s Gospel is good news, but for many of us it is certainly now new news. When I was...

One of the most common difficulties that we can experience in our prayer lives is dryness and frustrations. Often our desire is to meditate on beautiful and moving things such as Jesus, Mary, the Saints, and other good and holy...

One of the most difficult experiences that all Christians face is when we encounter sin within the Church. Many of us have fallen in love with orthodoxy and the beauty offered through the sacraments only to discover that many times...

There is a study that gets cited in Philip Zimbardo’s book The Lucifer Effect. He tells the story of theology students who were given the assignment to give a talk on Prodigal Son. Each of the students then had to...

The awareness of God’s presence is a lot like a mother holding a baby. Think of a mother who might be wearing some kind of wrap or device in which a baby is held close to the body. As she...

I think most of us at one point in our lives had the famous trick test in school. Normally, it would involve a teacher who was trying to make a point about the importance of reading instructions. They would write...

There is a show on the History Channel called American Pickers that is quite fun. In it, two men go around the country searching for antiques among the various collections of trash and other accumulated rubbish. Often, the two of...

There are many great players who never win the championship in their sport. They may shine as an individual, but in team sports a lot more is needed than simply being the best. First, you need a team, and every...

There is a saying in East Asia about the teacher and the reality to which the teacher points. To explain this relationship, they often employ the image of the finger which points at the moon. In their thinking the key...