From one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time.

To hope in the promise

Hope is a thin and slippery thing, sorely tested and hard to come by in this culture.

To hope in the promise

Hope is a thin and slippery thing, sorely tested and hard to come by in this culture.

Unwrap the gifts of Advent

Unwrap the gifts of Advent

Thanksgiving, and in some places Halloween, is barely over these days before stores begin to play Christmas songs as background sound for the orgy of buying and wrapping and overspending.

Unwrap the gifts of Advent

Thanksgiving, and in some places Halloween, is barely over these days before stores begin to play Christmas songs as background sound for the orgy of buying and wrapping and overspending.

A blessing to be celebrated

Life is not meant to be a burden. Life is not a problem to be solved. It is a blessing to be celebrated.

A blessing to be celebrated

Life is not meant to be a burden. Life is not a problem to be solved. It is a blessing to be celebrated.

The election that turned the other direction — ...

Nov. 6, the day after Election Day. It's morning — a cold, dark, empty morning. But it was never meant to be that way.

The election that turned the other direction — ...

Nov. 6, the day after Election Day. It's morning — a cold, dark, empty morning. But it was never meant to be that way.

God is trusting in us.

When I awake each day I say a short prayer

God is trusting in us.

When I awake each day I say a short prayer

A member of the human community

Prayer does not make us less aware of the circumstances of life. It makes us even more aware than we ever were before. Why?

A member of the human community

Prayer does not make us less aware of the circumstances of life. It makes us even more aware than we ever were before. Why?