By Emily Cavins On my first pilgrimage to the Holy Land, one of the most memorable places we visited was the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus actually spoke the words from today’s gospel. It was a [...]
By Heidi Hess Saxton There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.” The Lord said to him, [...]
I headed off to college with dreams of pursuing a degree in English Literature and Writing and spending a semester studying abroad in London while visiting the homes of the world’s [...]
By Alyssa Bormes By Alyssa Bormes This spring a few things are looming: a possible surgery, my mother’s house being sold, and the completion of a renovation project. It’s a lot to happen in two [...]
By Allison Gingras The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Consider for a moment, the imagery of the lamb slaughtered as sacrifice of atonement for the sins of others. Jesus not [...]
Here we are, eleven days into the new year. So, how you doing on those resolutions? Did you know that after two weeks 71% of us resolutionists are still going strong? It’s week three where [...]
Forgiveness – whether of self or of others – even if a deep-seated grudge – is carefully presented in this well-organized book as desirable, an achievable goal. Not only achievable, but a worthy, [...]
By Deborah Kendrick As a little girl, the tiny baby Jesus lying in a manger captured my heart. Everything about it was mysterious – the Nativity, the times, the setting and, of course, the [...]
By Sharon Wilson It is day four of my New Year’s resolution and I already feel like breaking them. Eating right, exercising, praying regularly; all of these things are good for me right? So why [...]
By Susanna Bolles As the numbers on your clock transformed from 11:59pm to 12:00am last night, perhaps you thought exhaustively to yourself, “Here goes to another 365 days of trying to transform [...]