Blind Faith
Not wealth or status or intellect or politics, but his faith. The steadfast, unwavering faith of a beggar, blinded by disease or injury, means more to Jesus than any of these.
Salvation on Sand Mountain
A look into a bizarre, mysterious, and ultimately irresistible world of unshakable faith: the world of holiness snake handling, where people drink strychnine, speak in tongues, lay hands on the sick, and, some claim, raise the dead.
Preparing to Put On Dazzling Glory
We have been given a share in this dazzling revelation so that we might share it with others who have not yet seen it, who have forgotten what it looks like, who are being kept from its glory.
Grief and Gifts in the Pandemic
When our routines are disrupted or ended, it’s a difficult thing. When routines we enjoy, appreciate and love are suddenly taken from us by circumstances beyond our control it’s more than difficult. It’s a deeply-felt loss and something that we grieve.
The Source of Life: Mystical Experience in the Liturgy
“One often gets the impression today that the liturgy is perceived more as a problem to be solved than as a source of life.” Whether one thinks of the liturgy as problematic or not, it is true that the Church intends its liturgical celebrations to be life-giving.