I will get back to prayer, service, and sacrifice, I promise. But please put up with me for a weekend at least. Does what is going on in the Middle East seem like a video game? Drones attacking buildings, missiles and rockets being fired, and targeting individuals and “bad guys.” I wonder how we will…
The Sacred Encounter
The season of Lent was traditionally defined by the “three pillars”: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Yet, while we often embrace the rigors of fasting and the interior introspection of prayer, the third pillar—almsgiving—is frequently treated as a routine obligation rather than transformative. We tend to continue the community service we have always performed, maintaining our…
Lenten Balance
The Lenten season is traditionally defined by its somber colors and disciplined practices: sacrifice, study, prayer, meditation, and service. It is a time of “spiritual spring cleaning,” where we sweep away the distractions that clutter our relationship with God. However, this focus on austerity often leads to a common misconception—that Lent is a season meant…
Another Day
The world is a tapestry of unyielding injustices, and looking upon it often feels like standing before a vast, churning ocean with nothing but a thimble in one’s hand. In the face of such scale, the human heart seeks a hiding place. We find that refuge in the geography of time—specifically, in a land called…