One of the oldest traditions in my family is our annual “shepherd’s meal,” celebrated on Christmas Eve. Like the shepherds in the fields might have enjoyed on the night of Christ’s birth, we share in a simple spread of modest, …
We are created to experience God through our senses, and in that encounter, to come to know Him better and grow in love. And yet, even our senses themselves can become overloaded; the windows of our souls become covered in …
It was with hushed anticipation that we all filed out of the noise and bustle of go-home traffic in the center of London into the awaiting performance auditorium. There is something unique about Royal Albert Hall that always invokes a …
Saint Francis had a penchant for the glory of the world and God’s presence and movement within it. In a time of upheaval and change in the church, when spirituality had strayed from its dedication to the simplicity of the …
One of the key repeated elements of Jesus’ life is the way that touch plays into His interaction with others. Constantly, Jesus comes into contact with those around Him. Perhaps the most profound underlying aspect of touch in the Gospels …