It started in a garden—man’s first sin, our fall. It began beneath a tree with fruit that was good and pleasing to the eyes (Gen 3:6). Although we tend to place the blame on the apple based on a Latin pun, some traditions point to the fig tree, whose leaves Adam and Eve used to cover themselves. [...]
Walking down a busy city street, it can be easy to let strangers pass around you without giving them a second thought. Everyone is going about their business, caught up in their daily tasks. But have you ever walked past someone who, for whatever reason, catches your attention? Who are they? Where are they going? [...]
As fall gives way to winter and the night grows gradually longer, we find ourselves in the midst of a transition. In the course of the liturgical year, we find ourselves in a similar transition and we must wait. As much as society plays Bing Crosby’s Silver Bells, it is not Christmastime in the city. It [...]
In the eyes of the world, the greatest acts of men are considered in terms of power. Yet, in the eyes of God who took on our infirmities, man’s greatest act is his last. Abandoning himself in his weakness, the soul must cling to Christ in an act of love, for this last act in [...]