Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalm 146 James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37 Recently, I’ve become quite intrigued with the creative process – with the idea of creativity as an ongoing process that leads in directions that not even the writer...
Read More1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm 34 Ephesians 4:30-5:2 John 6:41-51 My wife and I recently finished watching the first season of “Smash,” a television drama about the production of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe. (My...
Read MoreAmos 7:12-15 Psalm 85 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:7-13 I have long been fascinated by the complex relationship between human actions and God’s grace. At the heart of the mysterious interaction between God’s grace and...
Read MoreEzekiel 17:22-24 Psalm 92 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 4:26-34 Ezekiel, the Psalmist, and the author of the Gospel of Mark each invoke the image of a large tree as a symbol of the flourishing of God’s presence among the...
Read MoreTwo recent articles regarding the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s Doctrinal Assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious have struck me as expressing a particularly important sentiment of support...
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