(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
We remember that fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, drum major for justice, follower of the Prince of Peace, martyr for rooting out racism as a gardener for God, and prophet of non-violence, was assassinated Read more [...]
Today's Life-Line is:
Prophets from Amos and Isaiah to Gandhi and King have shown how frequently compassion demands confrontation. Love without criticism is a kind of betrayal. Lying is done with silence as well as words.
William Sloane Coffin Read more [...]
Effulgence [ih-fuhl-juh ns]
This week’s word is effulgence. Literally it means a shining forth and refers to a brilliant radiance.
One of the reasons I was first drawn to the writings of Abraham Heschel was because of the sheer beauty of the language. Read more [...]
My favorite quote to illuminate what it means to be holy is the well-worn line from St. Iranaeus: “The glory of God is the human person fully alive.” From the perspective of faith, the sacred drama of life involves and avails us the opportunity to Read more [...]
Practicing resurrection¹ begins with a radically new way of seeing. The truth of the resurrection of Jesus, the reversal of fortune for the despairing or defeated, and the revivifying of all reality brings about a transformed worldview. Practicing resurrection Read more [...]