Spiritual maturity?
Am I ready for this…spiritual maturity? And, what does that really mean anyway?
“Brothers and sisters,” writes Saint Paul, “I could not talk to you as people with any serious degree of spirituality maturity…indeed I still Read more
A New Year Resolution… But you can call it whatever you wish – Goal, Ambition, Intention…
It matters not. What does matter is that the New Year Resolution is crystal clear. Concise, too. Here is my New Year Resolution Read more
Experiencing God…
Not far from our home here in Louisville is Gethsemane, the monastery where the monk and spiritual teacher Fr. Thomas Merton spent his final years.
One day, a younger monk approached his mentor, frustrated at Read more
Does God exist?
Is there a God?
I have answered that question for myself. You must answer for yourself. Or, ignore the question, pretend you’ve never asked the question, or just wait for the question to return. Read more
Suffering, to paraphrase Richard Roar’s definition is “the feeling that you are not in control.”
Being conscious, or aware, that our suffering, this internal disquieted state of our soul, is the consequence of our feelings of being “out of Read more
What do I think when I think God?
I try not to. It makes sense to try not to think too much of God, does it not?
I mean, how does one think of God except in ways that Read more
Healing. “Do you want to be healed?” asked Jesus of the invalid man who was brought daily to the Pool of Bethesda (John 5).
Not everyone wants to be healed, do they?
Do you? It is healing we Read more
One day, Jesus went into the temple and began throwing people out. Or, is this a story of the day Jesus threw God out of Church?
Check it out for yourself.
In Luke 19:45-46, we read…
“Going Read more
Wrestling with God. What does this mean?
This is a Biblical myth for which I have had much fascination and attraction over the years. It is that story of Jacob who wrestled all night long with Read more
What is the secret of contentment? Christ consciousness.
But what does this mean?
The following is my attempt to explain these words and how they connected to the secret of contentment.
When I use the words “Christ Read more
Problems. We all have them. Which makes all this talk I hear about gratitude all the more problematic.
The longer I live, the more aware I am that there are two distinct types of gratitude:
The first is SITUATIONAL Read more
I am a Christian by nature and nurture.
First, by nature. That is to say, I was born into a Christian family. I did not choose this family. I could have been born into a Jewish family Read more
Faith makes mountain’s tremble.
That’s what the spiritual master said. “For sure, I tell you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to over there,’ and it would move Read more
Christianity is alive and well.
My guess is, you were not expecting that. Admittedly, I do write often about what’s gone wrong in the Church…within Christianity.
But there is much about which I hope…I exult…I find cause for celebrating.
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Today I was asked, “How do you define faith?”
I’m not sure you can. Isn’t it a little like trying to define God? Whatever you say about God is either wrong or woefully insufficient. Which is why, Read more