When I was in the seminary in the 1970s, two other seminarians and I journeyed down to the well-known monastery of Gethsemane near Bardstown, Kentucky, run by the Cistercian Order—more commonly known as the Trappist...
Category - Faith
Sometimes Criticism is Part of Our Christian Duty
Jesus talks about the need that sometimes arises for us to correct other people—and this is something many of us find difficult or unpleasant. It can be hard to find the right balance between the extremes of saying...
Filled With Joyous Expectations
The prophet Isaiah (55:8-9) reminds us how we little creatures are often marred by pettiness: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are my ways like your ways. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high...















