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Nouns, Verbs, and Radical Prayer
There is no way around the fact that the kind of faith Jesus asks for when we pray is radical and unreasonable.
Illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
Stunning Words, Stunning Signs
Do not be afraid! Do not let your fear of “mighty signs from the sky” hide the signs and wonders God is doing all around us, all the time. In turn, let us be signs of God’s kingdom this day and every day.
Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with permission.
Aflame with Love
Risk is an essential element of love. The master gives his stewards a risky task: to multiply his fortune in an unfriendly land. Christ puts himself in the Church’s hands—he takes a risk on us. How often do we avoid risk and hide what we should proclaim?
Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with permission.
To Name Is To Transform
When does the kingdom of God come? When we recognize and name who we truly are to each other. When the truth sets all of us free.
Illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
Check Yourself
How we live usually reflects where we place our trust and find our main motivation, and in this the Scriptures encourage us to examine our priorities.
Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with permission.
Together, We Are Here
God has imbued every life with dignity upon conception and given grace with each sacrament. We are all on a journey.
Therese J. Borchard is a writer and a chaplain. She lives with her husband in Annapolis, Maryland, and blogs at thereseborchard.com.
All Those Treasures?
Grace is why we can relax and purge. It’s not about us. It’s about God, and what God can do in our lives through Christ Jesus... if we make room for him.
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In the Parable of Our Lives
St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians begs another form of the same question: What am I called to be and do in response to the good news that “came through a revelation of Jesus Christ”?
Jesus and the Little Child by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894. Online collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Public domain.
Less Than?
Who does our society fail to recognize because we measure greatness based on financial wealth, power, or influence?
Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with permission.
Family Ties
Who, really, are our mothers and brothers? Who are the people hearing the word of God and acting on it? They may not be people living in a “perfect” family.
