The Darkness of Depression

Friday turned out to be a mild, spring day in Mission Viejo; the temperature wasn’t supposed to crack the 70’s.…

In Today’s World: What We Can Learn From the Pope’s Resignation

Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to…

What did Jesus say about homosexuality? Or Hell? Or how we should engage the culture. Shane Claiborne’s and Tony Campolo’s…

I want to wish you a very merry Christmas.

I’d love to see Handel’s Messiah performed live every year, but usually that doesn’t work out as well as I…

Readings for December 23, 2012 Micah 5:2-5a Luke 1:46-55 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-55 Prayer Shepherd of Israel, you gently support…

I’m excited about 2013. I’m excited, not simply because every day brings us closer to the release of the second…

Angels We Have Heard On High, performed by Sixpence and None the Richer.

Readings for December 16, 2012 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Prayer God of hope, you call us…

It’s the little things that remind us of the rippling effects of unexpected death. It briefly occurred to me today how presents…