Monthly Archives: May 2018
Conversion vs. Evangelism
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Thursday, May 3, 2018 Why does certain expressions of Christianity seem not deeply Christ-like? Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to make a single convert, and you make the new convert … Continue reading
I TOO AM BARTIMAEUS
Dispatches from Fr. Charitas Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Christ approached a blind man and asked him, “What would have me to do for you?” The man answered, “I want to see!” And I too have often answered that same question … Continue reading
BEHOLDING THE LIGHT
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Why does sometimes the world appear so dismal? And Christ taught us, “Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your vision is clear, your whole body also is full of light. But … Continue reading
To Be as the Heron
Dispatches from Fr. Charitas Tuesday, May 1, 2018 I watch with amazement a young lad balanced so perfectly on the railing of the dock. He is mimicking what the herons do on that same railing, one leg tucked under, poised … Continue reading
THE IDEA OF PERFECTION
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Why does Christ command us to be “perfect” when obviously we cannot be perfect? “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your … Continue reading