When the Government Decides What Counts as 'Biblical'
Again and again, rulers have sought to wield faith as a weapon, shaping doctrine to suit their own ends. It is a tale as old as empire.
God Bless Us...Every(one)!
It's Christmas! Christ comes for everyone and every one, and we are called to bless all with compassion and care.
When the Time Comes
Mary’s courage echoes through time, inviting us to dream, trust, and say yes to a love that will cost something.
The Present Tense
Stars falling. Oceans rising. Sometimes everything falling apart might just be hopeful.
Lord, have mercy.
How many times had Bartimaeus asked for mercy before Jesus answered his call? Ramiro Gonzales asked for mercy too—for himself, for his people, for those who hated him.
We pray. We rise. We go.
Trump is a product, and until we can address the root of his appeal (and therefore his power) it doesn’t matter whether he is in the White House or not — there will always be another demagogue waiting to take his place.
The Emotional and Moral Impact of Five Executions in Six Days
So much death in so little time highlights the devastating emotional toll of the death penalty—not just on the condemned, but on their families, prison staff, and society as a whole.
All things go! All things grow!
In the layered symphony of creation, we are not separate from nature, but part of its rhythm. Discover how Genesis reminds us that our task is not dominion, but harmony with the world around us.
Blessed be the Mystery of Love
No spreadsheet or flow chart can help us to make sense of this Holy Mystery that is Wholly Love.
Thoughts on the eve of the execution of Ruben Gutierrez
In the wake of Ramiro Gonzales’s execution, I find myself wrestling with the overwhelming urge that I should be doing something. The problem is, I don’t know what that something is.
