When asked by a scribe which is the greatest commandment, this was Jesus’ reply: ….The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with Read more…

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must Read more…

The other evening I was reading—rereading actually—a book called Stumble, Virtue and Vice and the Space In Between, by Heather King, when I ran across this quote written by a nun on retreat in 1992:             Look for the good Read more…

I will restore you to health; of your wounds I will heal you, says the Lord.    Jeremiah 30:17 Back in 2003 I was diagnosed with a condition called Tracheal Stenosis which is scarring in the airway that causes the Read more…

Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed? Too much to do and too little time to do it in? Have you ever felt like everyone is making demands of your time and you are being pulled in all different directions? Have Read more…

“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” Luke 12:34 A few weeks ago a cousin of mine posted on Facebook an old picture of my grandmother she had found. That prompted several posts from other cousins, Read more…

I recently read the book When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. It is Dr. Kalanithi’s own beautifully written memoir of how, at 36 years old, about to finish his residency in neurosurgery and embark on a career in medicine, Read more…