I’ve decided to give up resistance for Lent this year. Lent, the period of forty days leading up to Easter, is one of my favorite seasons of the liturgical year. I love the additional focus that comes during Lent, as we practice the discipline of giving...
It’s difficult to find balanced, wise, and compassionate voices on political issues like gun violence amid our divided political culture today. But that is exactly why I wanted to offer the two following articles as suggested reading. Both articles have been...
How long, O Lord?… How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Psalm 13:1-2 We must lament and mourn together, and yet we also have the power and the responsibility to act. No other...
One of my favorite memories from my time as a college student at St. John’s University was the January-term of 2000, my senior year of college. All of my roommates were gone for the month, I wasn’t taking any courses, and I set myself the goal of...
I first met Phileena Heuertz at the New Contemplative Exchange in Snowmass, CO, in August 2017, and I knew immediately that I had to interview her for Contemplate This! I have seen firsthand, and experienced myself, how her warmth and compassionate presence draws...
