The Power of Goodness – Dec. 15, 2022

““The power of the Most High will overshadow you,” the monastic liturgy prays during Advent. But who really believes it? We spend our lives, as nations and as individuals, waiting to be saved by the power of our own achievements or the power of destructive force. And yet, it is the clear, soft, consuming, overshadowing […]

Hearing God – Mar. 8, 2022

“The loud, boisterous noises of the world make us deaf to the soft, gentle, and loving voice of God. A Christian leader is called to help people hear that voice and so be comforted and consoled.” –Henri Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership