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July 2013

July 19, 2013

Fr. Helmut Schüller’s “Catholic Tipping Point” Tour Calls for Disobedience

On a 15-city "Catholic Tipping Point" American tour Fr. Helmut Schüller is outlining reforms he believes can restore vitality to...

July 09, 2013

Will Pope Francis be a reforming pope?

In light of Pope Francis' similarity in demeanor to Pope John XXIII, his admiration for...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

5 Ways to Get Outdoors More This Summer

You can add serenity to your life and connect more closely with God's creation by...

May 13, 2013

Pentecost and Boldness in the Holy Spirit

Acts promises that with the Holy Spirit in us, we will be able to boldly...

May 03, 2013

Exploring spiritual life and motherhood with Ginny Moyer’s great new book, Random MOMents of Grace

Being a new parent may be the greatest challenge to spiritual groundedness. In her new...

May 03, 2013

The Work of His Hands: A reflection on Psalm 19:2

Today's daily meditation in Living Faith on Psalm 19 is one of mine: "the firmament...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Idols are silver and gold, the handiwork of men

Today's daily meditation in Living Faith is one of mine. The reading is: Our God...

April 25, 2013

Life with food — the moving spiritual memoir Recipe for Joy

A review of Robin Davis' spiritual memoir, Recipe for Joy: A Stepmom's Story of Finding...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Easter, waking up and the “Harrowing of Hades”

Each year Easter reminds me that renewal is for all of us all of the...

March 22, 2013

The not-so-Christian roots of hot cross buns — with a recipe

Food traditions establish sense memories, which are the strongest kind. Marking annual events with specific...

March 20, 2013

Starting Anew

The vernal equinox and the Persian/Iranian New Year Nowrooz are today (March 20) and, where...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Just give — my Lenten practice of giving to every beggar

About five years ago, I got the idea to fast from judging whether or not...

February 15, 2013

Slow of speech and tongue — reflections on being an introvert and the book Quiet

As an introvert, I am restored and recharged by time alone, and depleted, often in...

February 11, 2013

A few thoughts on Benedict and the next pope

It's fun to speculate about who will be the next pope. But normally there's a...

February 07, 2013

What Are You Giving Up for Lent?

Here's my Lenten challenge to you: Make a commitment to abstain from something you may...

February 06, 2013

My Sermon on the Sermon on the Plain (my first sermon!)

I'd like to share my first ever sermon, preached recently at St. Lydia's, on the...

January 2013

January 16, 2013

Britain’s Leading Evangelical Steve Chalke Endorses Same-sex Unions and More [VIDEO]

Britain's most prominent evangelical, Steve Chalke, has publicly thrown himself and his entire megachurch organization...

January 15, 2013

7 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Late

If you tend to be late for things, the best way to change -- the...

January 10, 2013

The Selfishness of Being Late

I talk frequently about the spirituality of being on time, and a lot of the...

January 08, 2013

My first 100 posts

My Patheos blog is only five months old, so a "Best of 2012" would be...

January 05, 2013

Epiphany and the Magi

For Epiphany, a retelling of the magi story from the perspective of the magi.

January 04, 2013

Come, and you will see

My latest reflection in Living Faith: Jesus said, "Come, and you will see." If a...

January 03, 2013

Struggling with resolutions doesn’t mean you’re failing, just human

I haven't been doing my exercise, but does that mean I'm a bad person? Does...

January 02, 2013

“A person who sings prays twice”

St. Augustine is credited with saying, "A person who sings prays twice." Beautiful music itself...

January 01, 2013

Do Not Start Fresh for the New Year

There is a New Year's lie that, just like hanging a fresh calendar on the...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

My response to “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” named one of Busted Halo’s Best of 2012

Busted Halo named my response to Jefferson Bethke's viral video "Why I Hate Religion, But...

December 25, 2012

Claudio Monteverdi’s Christe Redemptor

My favorite recording of my favorite piece of music: Claudio Monteverdi's Christe Redemptor.

December 24, 2012

A Christmas sermon: Bright Blooms Dark Night

What is the radical truth that pulls us back to the Christmas story again and...

December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas, Baby — from Christina Aguilera and me [VIDEO]

Here's an early Christmas gift for you: the best voice in popular music, Christina Aguilera,...

December 23, 2012

Happy Festivus! Now about that Airing of Grievances…

Festivus, celebrated on December 23, is the ultimate postmodern holiday. It's ironic not only in...