Ten Things Forgiveness Is Not
Forgiveness is not the acceptance of injustice. Forgiveness is not a reason to keep things the way they always have been. Forgiveness is...
Four Ways to Recreate This Summer
As we move into the summer season, let’s consider recreation—as in play, amusement, or leisure. How can we recreate?
1. Turn off all your screens.Because...
Living Out the Beatitudes, Part Two
In Pope Francis’s recent apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad), he reflects on the Beatitudes as a guide for how we...
Living Out the Beatitudes, Part One
Pope Francis recently released an apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad). The document is rich in reflections, such as one on...
Spring Cleaning Concerns
Not once in my life have I completed spring cleaning. I usually begin well, but I have a rather large house and lots of...
Training Catherine
Catherine is a fairly new volunteer at the thrift store. I have taken her under my wing to train her in the spiritual path...
The Triangulation of Desire
The late philosopher René Girard suggested that human desire is “triangular,” meaning that it arises not from any intrinsic value in the object of...
How to Beat the Fear of Failure
Choose to do what you consider important to do.
Do that important thing, and keep doing it.
Don’t give up on what is important.
Look at the...
Jesus Responds to His Sorrow
As Jesus responds to his sorrow, he is expressing to us the best of what it means to be human. There are no miracles...
Who Is This Jesus of Nazareth?
Brian Prugh reflects on Titian’s Ecce Homo (“Behold, the man”) in a Dappled Things post that gives much to contemplate this Holy Week. The...
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