
Advent Series: II. Boundaries With Technology
+ Retreat into Advent: Lamps in the Quiet + O heavenly king, the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph forsook their homes on the road to...

Advent Series: I. Goal Setting
+ Retreat into Advent: Lamps in the Quiet + O heavenly king, the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph forsook their homes on the road to...


Meditation in an Era of Distraction
In 1968, Senator Strom Thurmond was stopped by police for suspicious activity. They found him in the streets, jogging. When it first...

Joyful Anticipation
“Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments” (Rev. 16:15). Today begins a season of waiting. The...


Rituals: Pillar of Christian Culture
What does it mean to be Christian in our world today? Christ’s words should ring in our hearts: “Render therefore to Caesar the things...


Encountering God by Redeeming Time
Redeem time. The entire spiritual life, the sole purpose we live and breathe, is summed up in two words: redeem time. Brother Lawrence...


A Challenge to Our Secular Lives
“Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you?” (Jn. 18:24). Christ looks into Pilate’s eyes, and challenges him....


Paralysis of the Soul
“The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without...


No Community, No Christ
“Stir up one another to love and good works” (Hb. 10:24). A minister set out on a pastoral visit. He was concerned about a parishioner...


On Angels and Demons
Elisha and the Israelites woke in the morning to a terrible sight. They were ambushed. Their enemies surrounded the city. Fires burned...