Time to Wake Up

Time to Wake Up

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereEvery day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels.    If you’re a parent, and...
Not Alone

Not Alone

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.Throughout the month of August, we’re looking at Ecclesiastes, that strange and seemingly “modern” Old Testament book that depicts what happens when humanity searches for ultimate meaning apart from...
Never Give Up

Never Give Up

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The pre-dawn earthquake that struck along the border of Turkey and Syria yesterday was one of the most powerful shakings those countries have ever experienced. There are fewer than 20 quakes a year anywhere on the...
A Cup of Cold Water

A Cup of Cold Water

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.In AD 165, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, a virus brought the Roman Empire to its knees. A deadly epidemic swept across the Mediterranean world.  Historians guess that it was smallpox, making its first...
Just Be There

Just Be There

Year ago I heard a presentation called “What Not to Say at a Funeral.” In the presence of someone else’s grief and pain, so often we feel compelled to say something – anything – that will help make sense of the mystery of this loss.  We want to make the...