What No Sadness Can Endure
In his prayer “Our Need for Thee” St. Francis writes this: “What sadness in this world could endure if it looked in your eyes?” What… Read More »What No Sadness Can Endure
Joy
Binding Your Isaac, Finding Your Lamb
When he was 29, Rembrandt painted a scene from the first book of the Bible. It was the same year his first son was… Read More »Binding Your Isaac, Finding Your Lamb
The Cross as Model for Mission
In this series we’re exploring how the six-chapter Jesus Story (manger/incarnation, cross/crucifixion, tomb/resurrection, ascension, Pentecost and Parousia) become the means for living into our… Read More »The Cross as Model for Mission
Hello, My Name Is…Identity, Suffering and the Cross (30 Days of Mostly Silence-Day 24)
There is a character in one of my favorite movies who possesses a keen sense of identity. In “The Princess Bride,” Inigo Montoya is… Read More »Hello, My Name Is…Identity, Suffering and the Cross (30 Days of Mostly Silence-Day 24)