On Easter morning, I can’t help but remember that this Lenten season began on an Ash Wednesday marked by unthinkable violence at a high school in Parkland, Florida. The image of a grieving Parkland mother with the ashes still visible on her forehead is something that will not easily escape my mind and my heart.… Read More The Hope of Easter Sunday Runners
Most of our lives are spent in what one might call Holy Saturday. On most days, we experience not the unbearable misery of Good Friday nor the immeasurable joy of Easter Sunday. Like the disciples, we wait. We wait for things to improve at work. We wait to find the right person. We wait to… Read More Do We Wait in Hope?
Hope has eyes. Hope sees the world differently and gives us new ground upon which to stand. It “gives us the courage to place ourselves on the side of good even in seemingly hopeless situations,” as Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI wrote in Spe Salvi. Hope is not blind; rather, it changes how we see. It… Read More Why We Should Embrace Hope as We Enter 2018
On Fox News, I called on Christians to reject Roy Moore’s candidacy. I read Leigh Corfman’s detailed account. It’s too vivid to reject. I believe her. Innocent until proven guilty is the measure for a court of the law, not an election. Remember that Jesus’ harshest words in the Bible are for those who would harm… Read More Christians Should Not Support Roy Moore’s Candidacy
There are a lot of ways you can describe the shaming and exclusion of a pregnant teenage woman, but you sure can’t call it either Christian or pro-life. In our faith tradition, God himself choose to enter into the grittiness of human living through the courageous ‘yes’ of an unwed, pregnant teenager. This young girl… Read More It Isn’t Pro-Life or Christian to Shame Pregnant Teens
If the Democratic Party wants to start winning national elections again, it needs to communicate its values to people of faith. If the Republican Party wants to be an honest broker, it must defend religious liberty—even when it hurts its ideological agenda. At their best, the government and the faith community can work together to… Read More Both the Left and the Right Should Defend Religious Freedom for Everyone
“Rend your hearts, not your garments!” These are the challenging words of the prophet Joel that greeted Christians in churches around the world as they marked the beginning of Lent with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. Lent—too domesticated over time—is a radical ancient invitation to reject the globalization of superficiality that too often sullies our… Read More Rend Your Hearts, Not Your Garments
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