You may have heard the expression coined by Father Henri Nouwen that we are all “wounded healers.” As followers of Christ, we have been given the command and the power to bring healing into the […]
The following is a summary of an interview with conservative military analyst Andrew Bacevich aired on National Public Radio on August 14, 2017. He says people should spend less time worrying about President Trump and […]
I was recently trying to clean my office from all the “stuff” that I had accumulated. I came across of number of items I would like to share with you. The first was a holy […]
Abbot Aelred (1109-67) was the abbot of the English Cistercian abbey of Rievaulz from 1147-1167. During his abbacy he built Rievaulx into a place of spiritual welcome and physical prosperity, wanting to make it a […]
Louisiana has had some success in improving our system for punishing criminals. We have moved from incarcerating the most prisoners per 100,000, to the second to last place. Our state was known as the “world’s […]
I started this article before President Trump reversed his stance and signed the executive order ending the practice of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border. Two-thirds of Americans have condemned the practice […]
I recently watched the movie “Rebel Without a Cause” starring James Dean and Natalie Wood. The movie hit the screens in 1955, that’s 63 years ago. I think I saw it twice when it originally […]
Dr. David N. Elkins, in an article in Psychology Today, entitled “Spirituality: It’s What’s Missing in Mental Health,” shares his own faith journey. “During my first therapy session years ago, the therapist listened to me […]
A few months ago Ronald Griffin, Sr. from Golden Meadows, La., gave me a 23-page typed written manuscript of his life and ask if I would read it and possibility use it in my columns. […]
A few months ago, Ronald Griffin, Sr. from Golden Meadow, La., gave me a 23-page typed written manuscript of his life and asked if I would read it and possibility use it in my columns. […]
Love exists not because we love but because God loves us. Love exists with or without us. Jesus chooses to love all of us all the time, whether or not we return that love. Love […]
Throughout the Gospel of John the author gives us many other images where Jesus says “I am.” Jesus says, “I am the bread of life,” “I am the Good Shepherd,” “I am the living water.” […]
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