'Kindness is human-sized and changes everything.'
For some people, the quickest way of dealing with anger is to dump it on someone else. It’s as if by hurting another person, they feel better.
Remember when distancing was something you did to avoid crazy relatives at parties?
We have to fight this pandemic at scientific, humanitarian and spiritual levels. The whole world is in this together. This deadly virus has no…
Faith Perspectives: It’s important to take precautions, but it’s also important that we don’t give up church attendance for Lent.
Can Christians share hope that will help provide a path through hysteria?
Pondering is not merely thinking or daydreaming or simply observing. It’s the work of paying attention and being open.
Some values are non-debatable.
They walk into the sanctuary with bright eyes and runny noses, ready to sing and pray. The pastor brings the songs, the stories and the hand s…
How do you reconcile "not hating" someone while, simultaneously, being so angry with them that you exchange an insult or two?
Greta Thunberg is an inspiration transcending age, ethnicity and faith. She gives me hope that our planet is in good hands.
After a long journey and hardship, a young couple delivers a child for all time.
Christmas is all about light, and if we’re not bringing light to the world this Christmas, we’re doing something terribly wrong.
Stereotypes fly when you have the opportunity to get to know a person.
Thanksgiving is a celebration of harvest feast. I believe the essence of the day is one of the core tenets of all faiths.
In a hectic world, what are your priorities? And what message do they send to your children?
Our hope lies in citizens standing on solid ground, pointing to a better way. People of faith should be such citizens.
The day after Halloween is always All Saints' Day. Snickers bars can wait, but saints deserve our attention.
Including followers of many faiths on the same trip helps to bridge gaps, adds to understanding.
If we do love our children, and their children, we need to show it before it’s too late.
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The government allows whistleblowers to remain anonymous. Preachers do not get that privilege, but instead must proclaim God's word to people …
"We don’t get to waggle our pointer fingers at the sinners, the immigrants, the poor, and the hungry, telling them to shape up and live like u…
‘My heart absolutely breaks for the victims of this widespread abuse and cover-up from the very people we’ve entrusted with our spiritual lives.’
Our immediate response when the innocent are harmed must be to stand up for the victims, but we ultimately will need to show some understandin…
North side parishes and churches host ‘Grill to Glory’ each week.
It is indeed time that “we the people” finally awake and form a more perfect union.
For many, this is yet another case of “too little, too late,” and perhaps they are right.
