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The Gift of Belonging

The Gift of Belonging

Caught in the Downpour Ever driven through a downpour so heavy that even your wipers on full blast can’t clear the windshield? You’re inching along, squinting through the blur, heart pounding, wondering when you’ll see the road again. That’s how the last nine days...
Because God is Love?

Because God is Love?

Listening to the Daily Readings for Mass this morning through my Amen app, these words from John really packed a punch: “God is love.” They called to mind a moment I’ll never forget. It was years ago, and my son asked me a question about God, pain, and suffering. It’s...
A Prime Time Epiphany

A Prime Time Epiphany

Reflecting on the Epiphany Yesterday at church, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Epiphany—the three Magi finding Christ by following a mysterious star. I’ve been thinking about my “resolutions” since New Year’s Eve, and this morning it dawned on me what my course of...
O, Christmas Tree!

O, Christmas Tree!

O Christmas Tree! I was singing along to an English translation of “O Tannenbaum” the other day when the second line stopped me: O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,how faithful are your branches… What does that even mean, really? Branches can’t really...