When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to […]
Received this in an email— A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present “Seven Wonders of the World.” Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes: 1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter’s […]
Fairness: Every person gets what he or she needs, not necessarily the same thing or same amount, “free from favoritism, self-interest, or preference in judgment.”
“So, what did you get for your birthday?” a friend asked. “I got a domain name!” replied my oldest daughter. She searched for months for the perfect domain name. She wanted something different but personal, easy to say and spell, a little off beat but not too far, and that people who knew her would […]
I have come to a realization that I dislike admitting. I pray much more like Martha than Mary. (see Luke 10:38-42)
What is common between joy and sorrow? My answer: Joy comes from God; sorrow leads to God. Through the Cross, sorrow is transformed into joy. Simone Weil, in Waiting for God, says that the source is the same. She likens it to two sentences written on a wall in different colors. For one who cannot […]
Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth: Set up your kingdom in our midst. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God: Have mercy on me, a sinner. Holy Spirit, breath of the living God: Renew me and all the world. — N.T. Wright
Much has been written about the first line in the Lord’s Prayer. Here’s my two cents worth. Our Father who art in heaven… Heaven is not heaven because it is the only place holy enough for God. Heaven is heaven because that is where God is. Where God is, there is heaven. So where is […]
Does God use people, or does He love them? Does God love objects or does He use them? Early this summer, my spiritual director lent me a copy of Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven. It is part devotional and part biography of the Christian singer and song writer and his journey in faith—the […]
As flowing water falls to seek the lowest point, it gives all its energy away until none remains, and then returns to its source to fall again. What does the water gain from this falling? What does life gain? — Mark Woodward