In all things

Often when we try to combine the concepts of “The Gospels” with “money and finances,” we come out with a Franciscan friar mentality of poverty at all costs. ...

Any true discussion on wealth and resources has to begin here. Remember, no amount of physical resources can fix the root problem of spiritual poverty. But t...

Ever feel like there isn't enough money to keep up with everything that's breaking? I've been living in that space for a while now, and if you've been there,...

The blue, dark ocean planet hurled through space, empty and void. No life, only chaos. No fish, no trees, no earth, no animals, no people. But God had a plan...

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f...

From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing abroad (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, and Bithynia) who are cho...

How do we explain the Trinity? Is it like an apple? Like water vapor? Like three parts of one egg — shell, white, and yoke? Or is the reality of the divine T...

The growing normalcy of 'more' has been brewing in Western and Eastern cultures across the world since the Renaissance. In his compelling book, Empire of Thi...

Pop quiz: What do donuts, oysters, food waste, old plastic, and thrift stores have in common? As I've mentioned before, one of my favorite podcasts is the TE...

When waters rise around us now, Lord, take your stand upon our helm. Silence wind and wave that rise; Calm tempest that seeks to overwhelm. In your kindness ...

Lord Jesus, the power of your life within us has made us completely new. By our union with you, our spirits are alive, and that life has brought metamorphosi...

My one-and-a-half year old is at that phase where her personality is starting to come out more — which means demands and opinions! We are teaching her the im...

It is the air we breathe. In the twenty-first century, ‘stuff’ is the context in which we conduct almost all of our interactions — the accumulation of stuff ...

God, as you have made our minds, Grant us wisdom today as we learn. God, as you have made our hearts, We open them to you; fill us with your love. God, as yo...

It's the year 2505. Trash mountains have become the landscape. No one knows how to grow food because they’ve bought into a marketing ad by a sports-drink com...

Bless the Lord, who from his fullness gives us grace upon grace. He fills our empty places with the riches of his life and presence. Praise the Father, who g...

Triune God, we praise you that you have built into your world things that bring us joy. Help us to open our hearts to the big and small ways these show up al...

All my life I’ve grown up under the evangelical auspice that joy is one of two things: 1) Jesus-Others-You, or 2) A sensation deeper and more lasting than ha...

I’ll admit, I was a reluctant dad. Growing up, I never was one of those guys who said, “I just can’t wait to have a family and be a dad.” But, as it turns ou...

Almost two decades ago I attended a Passover Seder as a way to prepare for Good Friday. I’ll never forget the moment at which everyone got up and sang a song...