I must also remind myself, or have my family remind me, to be that zany, encouraging character that best exemplifies who I am “en Christo.”  It is there I do my best “work” of service.  I must leave t...

Author and Lutheran minister Nadia Bolz-Weber describes an experience of lapsing into guilt and self-incrimination during a silent retreat:    What

In the work of peace and justice, we often start with our emotions—the deep, complex feelings that arise when we witness injustice, violence, and inequality. Anger is often one of those feelings. It flares up in the face of harm and wrongdoing, and sometimes it’s what pushes us to speak out or take a stand. But while anger can spark action, it cannot sustain us for the long journey ahead. The long-haul work of peace and justice requires something more grounded, more intentional.

Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has warned ‘an oligarchy is taking shape in America’. What is an oligarchy? And is America becoming one?

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Besides regular quiet times in the early morning, I’m finding I need periodic breaks in the afternoons and evenings from my readings, researching and writing about current events that affects us all.

Doing the work I do, people often comment on my pieces, send me emails, or come up to me after talks saying, “I don’t need to know how bad it is, John.

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Why should we act in the peace movement? So we can discover the source of violence in our own hearts.

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A visit with a family in mourning

One is detestable in his narcissistic greed, lust and lies—a broken, unloved little boy who has been transformed by that childhood into an adult bully.

Many people view (God) as wrathful and retributive. And many of those co-opt that “God” to create their own version and use it against others. But the ancients and mystics know that “God is love” (a...

Lord Jesus, Help me in this moment to set aside all that has preoccupied me today. Take away the many