Voices of Faith

Hildegard’s legacy lives on

She is an inspiration from a time when women had few rights.

‘In joy and in sorrow’

My wife deserved more than a husband so burdened with sadness.

‘Ohana’ means ‘family’

Family means no one gets left behind.

The desert in modern times

A life defined by silence and prayer? Who has time for that?

The King James Bible

We did not know that there was any other version.

Eucharistic prayer for Lent

You ordained for everything a season.

Theologian, yes. Pastor, yes. Martyr, ehhh…

After a failed attempt to kill Hitler, the authorities treated Bonhoeffer the way any government would have treated an insurgent.

Ash Wednesday: telling the truth

We let our secrets tumble out, and fall on the mercy of God. It is the beginning of our Lenten disciplines.

Mary, the mother of Jesus

I know first-hand what an unexpected pregnancy does to a family — at least to my family — at least to me.

Learning to pray with prayer beads

Getting prayer out of my head and into my fingers has expanded praying into a holistic experience.

‘God will never give you more than you can handle’

Paul tells us: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13). Over time that promise has become abbreviated to “God will never give you more than you can handle.” Like many others, I’ve derived comfort from these words, though I know God does not “give” me loss, pain and grief.

Carried by the cross

I think we are all set off balance by Jesus who calls to us to lose our lives to live in God alone.