Years ago I was on the receiving end of a surprise blessing. I had been talking with the Catholic priest from a neighboring parish, and the whole conversation had been a gift of grace. Just as I was about to leave, he reached out his hands–placing one hand on my shoulder and the other on […]
To Dust You Shall Return
Last night we entered the church’s season of Lent–a period of 40 days before Easter when we consider the frailty of human life and the ways we have turned our hearts from God. As our community of faith gathered in the sanctuary, I was particularly mindful of the brutal honesty the service proclaims: “Remember that […]
An Invitation to Kairos Corner
While it may not always show in what I produce, I have always cared about the way words fit together. As a result, I have resisted any thought I’ve ever had to enter the world of blogging. Blogging, after all, is not exactly known as an arena for literary precision. And yet, as the church’s […]