Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  ~1 Corinthians 13:7 This verse from the pen of St. Paul is part of a passage most…

While studying and living in New Jersey for seminary, I was only a train ride away from New York City. I am not particularly drawn to large cities like New…

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.” ~Matthew 18:15 Porch…

Recent storms have created a small aperture in the shroud of summer. This 19th-century poem, written by the Jesuit priest, Gerard Manley Hopkins, ends with a plea that resonates deeply…