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

When begging is useless

Somewhere in life, we find ourselves facing walls that will not move. We have a child who needs special care now—and will need special care all their lives. 

When begging is useless

Somewhere in life, we find ourselves facing walls that will not move. We have a child who needs special care now—and will need special care all their lives. 

The martial art of the soul

“Remember, Joan, you can’t ever really run away from anything,” my mother taught me. “In the end, you only take yourself with you.”

The martial art of the soul

“Remember, Joan, you can’t ever really run away from anything,” my mother taught me. “In the end, you only take yourself with you.”

Happy are peacemakers who wake up the rest of us

Happy are peacemakers who wake up the rest of us

It's all very ironic. It's very difficult to talk about peace in the United States without starting a fight. There's at least one in every crowd who hail the strongman...

Happy are peacemakers who wake up the rest of us

It's all very ironic. It's very difficult to talk about peace in the United States without starting a fight. There's at least one in every crowd who hail the strongman...

The cave of the heart

The question is, then, what is the way to the beginning of peace?

The cave of the heart

The question is, then, what is the way to the beginning of peace?

The right words don’t matter

Contemplation is not the practice of saying prayers. It is the growing, overwhelming consciousness of God within and around us, before us and beyond us.

The right words don’t matter

Contemplation is not the practice of saying prayers. It is the growing, overwhelming consciousness of God within and around us, before us and beyond us.

The issues we’re afraid to share

Sin, brokenness, as the Church has always said, can be a “happy fault,” an invitation to a new beginning.

The issues we’re afraid to share

Sin, brokenness, as the Church has always said, can be a “happy fault,” an invitation to a new beginning.