The Trinity of Truths in “I Thirst!”
In the final, desolate moments of His thirty-three years on earth, Our Lord raised that voice which had once inspired hundreds with the power of divinity in a weak appeal. He pleads: “I thirst!” Throughout…
Category: Miscellaneous Nonfiction
Easter to Me: A Personal Reflection on the Memories and Meanings of Holy Week
My childhood memories of Holy Week, when Christians the world over commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, are a kaleidoscope of images and impressions, turning from lighter colors to deepening hues. I…
“Ecce Homo!”: Pontius Pilate as Every Man
In the Passion Narratives of the Four Gospels, the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, is not portrayed as a menacing monster or two-dimensional villain, but as the image of fallen mankind, made of flesh…
Holy Darkness Blessed Light: A Christian Response to Non-Dualism
We are often told in pop psychology/spirituality programs that we should learn to “make peace with our dark side” and be content to have both “light” and “dark” elements of ourselves coexisting in harmony. We…
Lessons in Love from Five Royal Marriages
In the vocation of marriage, there are various nuances and complexities that make each and every couple share a unique story. History provides us with many stories of such couples whose long-suffering endurance and time-tested…
Dance Me Around: Living a Life of Faith
Have you ever danced with a partner? Parent, sibling, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, whoever it was. I don’t mean that everybody-doing-their-own-dance, but real, structured partner dancing, like a waltz, foxtrot or swing dance. As a…
Fiercely Loved: My Lifetime Movie-of-the-Week Life
Editor's Note: This is the the introduction of Fiercely Loved: Confessions of an AIDS Widow *** I have a confession to make--no Lifetime movie-of-the-week would be complete without a juicy confession. Ready for it? I…
Prayer Place
Bible Reflection Read Jeremiah 31. Okay, if you are short on time, just read verses 7-14. But seriously, read the whole thing as soon as you get a chance (preferably now, before I start my…
Can We Get Away with Our Sins?: An Islamic Perspective
I'd like to start off by saying that none of the thoughts I will express here belong exclusively to me, it's the accumulation of discussions & reading from various people, scholars and books. As a…
Thoughts on Lent and Letting Go
Before we begin let me confess I gave up nothing for Lent this year; sure there was this vague promise to give up ‘negativity’, but that lasted all of fifteen minutes so… The truth is,…