Rabbi Rami Shapiro explores the difference between faith and belief in the following way: “Belief is about knowing; faith is about not-knowing. Belief is about content: I believe this, and I don’t believe that. Faith is an attitude toward reality, a trusting in what...
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin invites us to Venite Adoremus, to open our eyes to the omnipresence of good, not just the omnipresence of evil: All around us, to right and left, in front and behind, above and below, we have only to go a little beyond the...
Pergamon is famous for being one of the seven churches of Asia cited in the Book of Revelation. Among the ruins of Pergamon is the temple of Aesclepius. Aesclepius was the god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. There were many temples of Aesclepius...
“My touchstone image of God comes by way of my friend and spiritual director, Bill Cain, S.J. Years ago he took a break from his own ministry to care for his father as he died of cancer. His father had become a frail man, dependent on Bill to do everything… To...
Have you ever preached on bullying? The problem of bullying is not ultimately solved by rebuking or reprimanding or punishing the bully, but by drawing the bully into greater depths of compassion and empathy. No one has ever said this better than this little story...
“Babe” Ruth, the great home-run hitter, was an enormous eater. He couldn’t seem to control his appetite, even during the baseball season. Once, just before the start of a game, Babe ate a couple of sandwiches, a dozen hot dogs, three bags of popcorn, drank ten bottles...
