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People often describe some majestic natural sight as proof of the existence of God: the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, a giant sequoia tree, a total eclipse, a simple sunset.
Many of us are nervous when it comes to going to confession. We worry about what to say, and whether we will say or do it right.
Sometimes a life of faith can feel overwhelming, more like a burden than a gift of grace.
“Why do the nations protest and the peoples conspire in vain?” The psalmist asks (Psalm 2:1), but he has no answer—and so it is still today.
If everything we have comes from God, then even our prayer must also come from God. Like the gift of faith, prayer is a gift.
Have you ever weeded a garden? It is a very important practice, yet it can be frustrating as well. You must get down on your hands and knees and carefully pull them out by the roots unless you want them to come back
In the last part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, as he travels through heaven, Dante comes to realize that it isn’t through any effort on his part. Something else moves him through his journey. And that is love.
