An Odd Work of Grace

I've been posting regular thoughts and quotes on mercy which I think is at the heart of the life and message Jesus Christ and what it m...

“To read the biblical narratives is to encounter a God who is, first of all, love (1 John 4:8). Love involves a willingness to put ones...

I heard a radio interview once in which John Lennon, the former Beatle, recalled how he met Yoko Ono. He had been invited by friend to a ...

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – Jesus (John 15:13) Indeed, rarely will anyone die for...

This Advent By Michael Coffey You light candles and you wait, not like waiting at the bus stop with the rai...

Before Lothlorien or Narnia or Perelandra, there was Ephrem  of Edessa 's vision of Paradise. Ephrem of Edessa (also known as ...

In the Gospel lesson assigned for this Sunday , we will hear John the Baptist proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near...