Find today’s readings here. When I was studying for the priesthood, I had a Scripture professor who told us, “If you ever find yourself explaining Greek or Hebrew words in one of your homilies, stop ...
Recently I browsed the front end of the religion section in my neighborhood bookstore, and I found dozens of Bibles: teen Bibles, “practical” Bibles, a travel Bible, a “businessman’s” Bible, Bibles ...
In 1999, Oblate Fr. Ronald Rolheiser published The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality. It was an author's dream, selling some 250,000 copies and establishing Rolheiser as a beloved ...
The widening divide between casual Christianity and committed discipleship presents both our greatest challenge and our most important opportunity. While our congregations successfully attract ...
who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your ...
The biblical practice for spiritual growth is not mere mentorship, nor is it (usually) exciting or easy. A few years ago, I sat across from a young man whom I had been discipling for several months.