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In Lent we read stories about Abraham—the description of God’s covenant with him and the story of his willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac, for example.
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Get this and you get the whole Gospel and it changes your life.
Padre Pio was spiritual inspiration for the older Italian members of my family. He was for that generation what St. Teresa of Calcutta is to mine.
The Dalai Lama has said: “My simple religion is kindness. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy.
The church has always been in need of reconciliation.
Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. “There must be a catch.” Of course there is.
The tale of Queen Esther has all the elements of a great story. We can imagine her, the beautiful bride of a pagan king, ruler of Persia, reigning in a lavish Middle Eastern court.
To change a small thing makes some people feel insecure about many things and even sends warning signals down deep into the caverns where their fear of death lurks.
Most of us know the story of Jonah and the whale. But today’s readings give us the rest of the story.
Why do we want to make God such a powerful force that works (as we like to imagine) by intervening and controlling situations and making things turn out comfortably for his favorites?
