Featured Favorite: Making it a Lent of Love
One Ash Wednesday, I made up my mind to lose those stubborn five pounds. I set out to simplify the family meals and eliminate snacks, sugary sodas and…
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The Truth About Love
This year, Valentine’s Day, the secular holiday of romantic love, falls on the same day as Ash Wednesday. Valentine’s Day is usually celebrated with gifts of chocolate and…
Immanuel
“…the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman who is pregnant will have a son and you will name him ‘Immanuel.’” Isaiah 7:14 It’s a…
The Truth about Sexuality
Hugh Hefner’s recent passing is an opportunity to reflect on his legacy, the now widely prevalent view of sexuality in the Western world. This is a view that…
Finding God’s Love Where You Are – A Brief Meditation
Where are you now? I’m not asking for your location according to Google Maps. I’m asking you where you are on your life’s journey. The one will move…
Having a Heart like Jesus’ Sacred Heart
Consider the heart: at the center of the body, it is essential to life. When we speak of the heart in matters of faith, we mean the center…
The Truth Hidden in a Rosebush
Playing badminton in a friend’s backyard I go long for a birdie, loose my footing, and land in a rosebush. While my friend veils an attempt to compose…
We Need a New Word for “Love”
We Need a New Word for “Love” By John S. Cohoat The problem? The word “love” gets used in so many trite ways…people have such low expectations…
…And Then He Shall Answer Them….
“For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but…
The Price of Love
Love is something perfect, it is the life of God himself. But in an imperfect world, the price of love is sometimes suffering. Some say that suffering is…