I spend a lot of time explaining the virtues of patience to my seven-year-old, but today’s reading from James might as well have been a mirror.   Often when I’m stressed,…

God wants our friendship. Such was the refrain of Jesuit mentor and acclaimed spiritual writer William Barry, S.J.   Over the centuries, we have placed so much baggage on our understanding…

My heart is alone and confused.   Jesus has gone away.   No, he hasn’t. He is closer than before,   more real than before.   He had to leave the superficial area of…

Who is in and who is out? This question haunts so much of our world today. It can be framed as the classic “us-versus-them” dynamic or constructed in such a…

Jesus knows, as he’s commissioning his disciples to preach the Good News, that it’s not going to be easy, or safe.

Statio is an intentional, sacred stop.

But which voice will rule the day?

Christ offers us the grace to surrender to his love. He invites us to sit, to ponder, to quit running toward fear, that we also may hear and understand the beautiful testimony of Mary, who first found her way to the empty tomb.

Today’s scriptures remind us that we often cannot see everything that God is doing.

Are we willing to put on the dual lenses of trust and mercy?