Sacred Meditations

Why I've changed my language about our "sinful nature."

Why I've changed my language about our "sinful ...

Have you ever watched the evening news and felt a strange tension pulling at you from two directions? On one screen, a story about a brutal crime, the kind that...

Why I've changed my language about our "sinful ...

Have you ever watched the evening news and felt a strange tension pulling at you from two directions? On one screen, a story about a brutal crime, the kind that...

The "Sketch" of God's Heart on your Soul

The "Sketch" of God's Heart on your Soul

Have you ever missed someone so deeply that it became a physical ache? Not just a passing thought or a wistful moment, but something that settled into your chest like...

The "Sketch" of God's Heart on your Soul

Have you ever missed someone so deeply that it became a physical ache? Not just a passing thought or a wistful moment, but something that settled into your chest like...

When the body doesn't obey the soul's desires (St. Francis on "Brother Ass").

When the body doesn't obey the soul's desires (...

You know the house on the street. Every neighborhood has one. The dog barks at everything that moves. It lunges at joggers. It tears through the flower beds and knocks...

When the body doesn't obey the soul's desires (...

You know the house on the street. Every neighborhood has one. The dog barks at everything that moves. It lunges at joggers. It tears through the flower beds and knocks...

The Inspiring Life of St. Edith Stein

The Inspiring Life of St. Edith Stein

Have you ever picked up a book that changed everything? Not a book that merely entertained you or taught you something useful, but one that rearranged the furniture of your...

The Inspiring Life of St. Edith Stein

Have you ever picked up a book that changed everything? Not a book that merely entertained you or taught you something useful, but one that rearranged the furniture of your...

The Faith That Knows Its Beloved

The Faith That Knows Its Beloved

Have you ever trusted someone you didn't love? I don't mean the casual trust you place in a stranger giving you directions, or the functional trust you have that your...

The Faith That Knows Its Beloved

Have you ever trusted someone you didn't love? I don't mean the casual trust you place in a stranger giving you directions, or the functional trust you have that your...

The Saddest Thing I've Ever Heard

The Saddest Thing I've Ever Heard

Have you ever been at a dinner party when someone casually says something that stops you mid-bite? Not something offensive exactly, but something so quietly devastating that you don't even...

The Saddest Thing I've Ever Heard

Have you ever been at a dinner party when someone casually says something that stops you mid-bite? Not something offensive exactly, but something so quietly devastating that you don't even...