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April 2026

April 12, 2026

Thomas–My Doubting Hero

The Second Sunday of Easter is always "Doubting Thomas Sunday," an opportunity for me to...

April 05, 2026

Now My Eyes Have Seen You: An Easter Reflection

Easter Sunday--the most triumphant day on the Christian liturgical calendar. According to New Testament scholar...

April 03, 2026

God is With Us–Even In the Darkness

During the college basketball season, we occasionally watch a replay of the Providence Friars' most...

March 2026

March 29, 2026

A Palm Sunday Reflection: Blessed is He Who Comes

Today is Palm Sunday, one of the most dramatic days on the liturgical calendar. But...

April 2025

April 20, 2025

Easter–Now It Begins

Easter is the celebration of the promise of hope, the promise of new life, that...

April 13, 2025

Palm Sunday and the Tongue of a Teacher

Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week. This year Holy Week is...

April 28, 2024

Your Comfort Zone Is Not a Sacred Space

In an interview with CNN a few Easters ago, Barbara Brown Taylor said this about...

April 09, 2024

Fast and Slow in the Life of Faith

I learned a couple of days ago on "Hidden Brain," one of my favorite podcasts,...

April 07, 2024

Thomas, Michel, and the Importance of Doubt

Jeanne and I spent Thursday through Saturday of Holy Week in a movie theater. We...

March 2024

March 31, 2024

I See You: An Easter Reflection

Easter Sunday--the most triumphant day on the Christian liturgical calendar. According to New Testament scholar...

March 28, 2024

Could You Not Watch With Me One Hour?

HOly WeekSome people can sleep anywhere. One of those people was a student in one...

March 24, 2024

Kicking Off Holy Week: “I’ll be Jesus”

The Palm Sunday celebration in a liturgical Christian church can be both confusing and jarring....

April 2023

April 23, 2023

Jesus, Cleopas, and Bob have a Conversation about Hope

“Now abide faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.” These words...

April 20, 2023

So What? Now What?

Regular readers of this blog, or even those who just occasionally drop in, know that...

April 09, 2023

When Easter Fades, Where is Jesus to be Found?

God is not an insurance agent. H. G. Wells If you are a college basketball...

April 07, 2023

God is With Us–even on Good Friday

During the college basketball season, I occasionally watch a replay of the Providence Friars' most...

April 02, 2023

Blessed is He Who Comes: A Palm Sunday Meditation

Today is Palm Sunday, one of the most dramatic days on the liturgical calendar. But...

March 2023

March 26, 2023

To Truly Live, We Have to Die

In a podcast I was listening to while walking Bovina a few days ago, a...

August 2022

August 20, 2022

Something More Powerful than Our Virtues

One of the habits that having a puppy in the house for the past ten...

April 2022

April 17, 2022

I Will Awaken the Dawn: Some Thoughts for Easter

Our seven-month old corgi Bovina, one of the greatest joys of Jeanne’s and my life,...

April 16, 2022

Taking Death for a Walk: A Holy Saturday Reflection

A thing about dying is that you can't consult anyone who has done it. Peter...

April 15, 2022

Actually, He Died: A Good Friday Meditation

Several Christmas Eves ago, Jeanne, Justin and I were invited to share dinner with a...

April 14, 2022

Falling Asleep in All the Wrong Places: A Maundy Thursday Reflection

Some people can sleep anywhere. One of those people was a student in one of...

April 12, 2022

Jewish Holy Man Kills Innocent Fig Tree In a Fit of Temper

A bit over a decade ago, I spent spent the early months of the year...

April 09, 2022

I’ll Be Jesus: A Palm Sunday Reflection

What is bothering me incessantly is the question of what Christianity really is, or indeed...

March 2022

March 28, 2022

Wild West Ethics

Bein’ born is craps. How we live is poker. Doc Holliday Of the dozens of...

March 26, 2022

On the Days when I Believe . . .

After spending six and a half decades in the middle of this faith thing, one...

December 2021

December 21, 2021

When Your Favorite Thing Breaks

If you are fond of a cup, say “I am fond of a cup!” For...

April 2021

April 06, 2021

Diary of a Pandemic Organist

After more than a year hiatus, I found myself sitting at the organ bench at...

April 03, 2021

An Easter Warning: Jesus Isn’t Walking Through That Door

God is not an insurance agent. H. G. Wells During Rick Pitino’s tenure as the...

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