Sacred Meditations

Did John the Baptist Doubt?

Did John the Baptist Doubt?

There is a particular kind of teacher every one of us has had at some point in our lives—the kind who, when you finally master the lesson, seems to disappear...

Did John the Baptist Doubt?

There is a particular kind of teacher every one of us has had at some point in our lives—the kind who, when you finally master the lesson, seems to disappear...

The Strange Prophetess Anna, Mary, and the Baby Jesus.

The Strange Prophetess Anna, Mary, and the Baby...

Have you ever noticed how, at weddings and funerals alike, there always seems to be one elderly woman sitting quietly near the back, watching everything with eyes that have seen...

The Strange Prophetess Anna, Mary, and the Baby...

Have you ever noticed how, at weddings and funerals alike, there always seems to be one elderly woman sitting quietly near the back, watching everything with eyes that have seen...

The Algorithm Knows What You Want Before You Do

The Algorithm Knows What You Want Before You Do

Have you noticed how the advertisements that follow you across the internet seem to know things about you that you have not even admitted to yourself? You glance at a...

The Algorithm Knows What You Want Before You Do

Have you noticed how the advertisements that follow you across the internet seem to know things about you that you have not even admitted to yourself? You glance at a...

Sheep Among Wolves: The Strange Strategy of the Lamb

Sheep Among Wolves: The Strange Strategy of the...

Have you ever seen something like this on the Discovery Channel? Or, in some other nature documentary? The camera lingers on a flock of sheep grazing peacefully in a meadow,...

Sheep Among Wolves: The Strange Strategy of the...

Have you ever seen something like this on the Discovery Channel? Or, in some other nature documentary? The camera lingers on a flock of sheep grazing peacefully in a meadow,...

Does the Enemy Know Your Name?

Does the Enemy Know Your Name?

There is a peculiar moment that happens in almost every household with small children. A little one, perhaps four years old, plants their feet, puts their hands on their hips,...

Does the Enemy Know Your Name?

There is a peculiar moment that happens in almost every household with small children. A little one, perhaps four years old, plants their feet, puts their hands on their hips,...

The Undiminishable Value of You

The Undiminishable Value of You

There is a Japanese art form called kintsugi, in which broken pottery is mended with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. The artisan does not hide the fractures or disguise the...

The Undiminishable Value of You

There is a Japanese art form called kintsugi, in which broken pottery is mended with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. The artisan does not hide the fractures or disguise the...