Human Capacity for Transformation

“We should like to hear you on this some other time.” (Acts 17:32) These words from those Greeks hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ from Paul sadly resonate in my heart. There is a tendency in our hearts, especially after being called out by the truth to act righteously, to say “it’s complicated”, and to…

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Designed for Life

2023 has been a year in which I have encountered, more closely than ever in my life, death. In January, my grandfather died, and this very week, my grandmother died. Death is a thing strange to humans. And despite the fact that everyone on Earth is doomed to die, it is still something which does…

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Love of God Nurtures Our Whole Person

Close shot of the trees branches and leaves

Today’s readings point to the very core of the truth about our humanity, and God’s amazing plan for it. If you were to choose a point within scripture to revisit and ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand, these would probably be good candidates: “Return, O Israel, to the LORD, your God; you have…

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Our Own Tower of Babel

Everyone has their own Tower of Babel; a telling question to ask is when you expect it to fall. Because of original sin, which falsely uses God’s beautiful gift of free will, it is even in the midst of all the great gifts of life and existence and everything else, that the discord of sin…

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Full of Patience

“And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.” (Hebrews 6:14-15) In today’s reading to the Hebrews, Abraham’s response to God’s promise “to bless and multiply him” strikes me and brings a sense of longing into my heart. To see an example of such simplicity, reflected in Abraham’s patient waiting, throws into contrast the fearful…

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