Forgiveness and Thanksgiving
Not forgiving ourselves or others blocks our capacity to give and receive the gift of thanksgiving.
Material Things
What would you do if you got $100,000? Saint Ignatius leads us in a meditation on this problem.
Do we have prophets today?
Do we have prophets like Isaiah or Moses today? What does it mean that someone speaks “prophetically”?
Change
We tend to long for stability, yet there is a deeply rooted need for change and diversity. This can be illustrated by a scene in the movie Pleasantville.
Boston, grieve
What if all those T-shirts said, “Boston, grieve”?
Can I call God a friend?
We should have respect and reverence for God, but can we call God a friend? Yes! And here’s why…
Do we suffer because we’re faithful?
I overheard a man say that he knows he is following God when he is suffering. Is this true? Is suffering a measure of our faithfulness to God?
Beauty Never Seen
What’s the purpose of beauty God created if we’ll never see it? What about other planets and civilisations and things beneath the sea that we’ll never see? It’s all about love and incarnation.
Who Am I?
Jean Valjean teaches us that uncovering reality at all costs is the greatest thing that can bring healing from God.