
The Urge to Undo
“It is impossible to describe the feeling that comes over you at such a time. The feeling that somehow, in an instant of time, everything

“It is impossible to describe the feeling that comes over you at such a time. The feeling that somehow, in an instant of time, everything

I remember that when I learned as a child about Jesus’s Passion, I was surprised to hear that when Jesus was asked to take up

Since the beginning of the practice of medicine, the Hippocratic Oath has been used to ensure that medicine remains oriented toward its true purpose: “First,

“‘Thomas! Thomas!’ two snickering friars called, rousing their brother who was bent over his books. ‘Look out the window—there are pigs flying about in the sky!’ Thomas

It is very appropriate, I think, that I received my diagnosis of wheat and milk allergies during Lent, three years ago. After all, I was

“And hearing this, Jesus said to them, ‘It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did

This time of year is usually filled with traditions: both family traditions and liturgical traditions, which shape our experience of Christmas. Traditions serve a great

I imagine angels to be like responsible teenagers asked to babysit their toddler siblings. I’m sure that my own guardian angel is often exasperated with

“Anyone who fails to go forward begins to go back, and love, I believe, can never be content to stay for long where it is.”