For the biblical readings of the Sundays of Lent, the church chose texts that offer many layers of interpretation. Some readings have themes that will continue throughout the readings of subsequent ...

One of my therapist friends just received frightening medical news following her first colonoscopy. I know what that kind of call from the doctor feels like, how the mind resists such unwanted ...

Prayer is a conversation with God, but I don’t hear any words. Isn’t that a problem? It was for me. I spent 17 years in Catholic education, and prayer remained a mystery. I had a vague spiritual sense ...