“Life is just one big disappointment after another,” Therese thought as she trudged down the stairs to the campus post office. “Here I am, at my second-choice college. Here I am, with one of my horrible migraines. Here I am, a failure at pursuing a religious vocation. What’s next?” More »

One day around 1780, an Episcopalian stepmother opened her King James Bible and introduced her stepdaughter to Psalm 23: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. . . ." Though the two were not close and the woman was preoccupied with many cares, the moment was extraordinarily significant. More »

How many times have we praised God in prayer and in the very next moment, snapped at our kids! More »

While visiting a farm, I remember being asked to retrieve water from a spring nearby. I will never forget stepping down into a cool, dank cave, its walls dripping with moisture. The atmosphere, dark and mysterious, was so pervasive that the cave felt alive, like an extension of my skin. More »

At the Last Supper, Jesus summed up the whole of his life in an act that is inscribed in the great paschal blessing to God, an act that he lives as Son in thanksgiving to the Father for his immense love. More »

Small things have power. We’re all familiar with this time-honored truth. More »

Go outside on a clear day and look at the sun. See how generously it pours light upon the whole earth. More »

“I didn’t sign up for this,” I grumpily muttered to myself one day not long ago. I forget what the problem was—something must have been going badly at home, at work, or just in my daily routine. More »