If you want to have your world turned upside down, take the Bible seriously. Just over a year ago I began an intense writing regimen to prepare the 2019 edition of A Book of Grace-Filled Days for Loyola Press. Every day I would set out the lectionary, my list of readings, my journal and aContinue reading >>
What do you mean? – on writing about prayer
Just a few revisions, they said. I have learned to love revising, eliminating unnecessary words, shifting ideas, and adding clarity to phrases. A few revisions should have been no problem at all. But I was revising a series of passages about prayer, and the notes in the margin posed tougher questions than I was readyContinue reading >>
Make straight his paths
When I was 5 my family moved into an old farmhouse on a large patch of land, replete with a barn and lots of wildlife in the back lot. Unfortunately some of the wildlife had become comfortable inside the house, and it took a few years to fully rid ourselves of a mouse problem. JustContinue reading >>
Do not worry: staying faithful in frightening times
Do not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. I was 14 or 15 when I first read that passage from Matthew 6, and it stuck with me so forcefully that I clipped it from whatever youth group handout I had found it in and posted it on the cork bulletin board inContinue reading >>
Our powerless Jesus
Jesus came as a refugee baby. He lived as a religious minority, was distrusted and harassed by authorities and was executed by the state. If this were a movie made in the 21st century there would be some grand revenge sequel, but instead what we get is a quiet resurrection, 4o days spent eating with friends,Continue reading >>
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