September 27, 2026
Crisis and Power
Every time we see a major crisis in the history of the Church, such as the Great Schism of the eleventh century, the Reformation of the sixteenth century,
September 26, 2026
Connected with God
This is the mystery of the Christian life. It is not that God came to take our burden away or to take our cross away or to take our agony away.
September 25, 2026
The Suffering of the World
How then do we deal with the flood of problems we now know but would prefer not to know?
September 24, 2026
Send Me
Each of us has a mission in life. Jesus prays to his Father for his followers, saying, “As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world” (John 17:18 NRSV).
September 23, 2026
Regular Spiritual Practice
Yes, it is possible not to belong to the dark powers, not to build our dwelling place among them, but to choose the house of love as our true home.
September 22, 2026
Gratitude Transforms
The opposite of resentment is gratitude (from the Latin gratia = favor).
September 21, 2026
Before Birth and After Death
I am a human being who was loved by God before I was born and whom God will love after I die.
September 20, 2026
Of Peace and Reconciliation
The experience of peace and reconciliation comes when people are very honest and compassionate with one another, when they are vulnerable and open about their mistakes and weaknesses.
September 19, 2026
Open to the Great Mystery
Please, Lord, join me on the road, enter into my closed room, and take my foolishness away.
September 18, 2026
Our Suffering God
God’s compassion for all human suffering is exactly what becomes visible on the cross.
September 17, 2026
Infinite Mercy
To relearn what praying for the world means, we have to realize that the burden of the world has become a light burden because of Jesus.
September 16, 2026
Unbearable Burdens
Life becomes an unbearable burden whenever we lose touch with the presence of a loving Savior and see only hunger to be alleviated, injustice to be addressed, violence to overcome, wars to be stopped, and loneliness to be removed
September 15, 2026
When God Intervenes
Life is God’s initiative and can end or change suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpredictably.
September 14, 2026
When Prayer Descends
How do we concretely move from head to heart? When I lie in my bed, not able to fall asleep because of my many words and worries; when I am preoccupied with all the things that I must do or that can go wrong; when I can’t take my mind off my concern for a needy or dying friend – what am I supposed to do?
September 13, 2026
Prayer is Personal
Issues easily imprison; a person can set free. Issues easily divide us; a person can unite. Issues easily exhaust; a person can give rest.
September 12, 2026
The Saving Lord of History
Why has the world become such a heavy burden? We can’t simply blame the media.
September 11, 2026
The Value of a Human Person
We are living in a culture that measures the value of the human person by degrees of success and productivity.
September 10, 2026
Fear is Not of God
Knowing God’s heart means consistently, radically, and very concretely to announce and reveal that God is love and only love…
September 9, 2026
The Careful Balance
Somewhere we know that without a lonely place, our lives are in danger.
September 8, 2026
To Suffer With
Do you know where the word “compassion” comes from? It comes from the Latin com, which means “with,” and passio, “to suffer.”