“Good People” and Paradise
In order to get to heaven, is it only necessary that we be a “good person”? This is a question that has been asked, and slapped down, within Christian rhetorical circles on a regular basis.…
Tag: Religion & Spirituality
Mary, Fatima, and the Sacred Feminine
In the month of May, Catholics focus particular attention on the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of faith. On May 13th, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima is observed, commemorating…
Who Loves Jesus More?: Christians, Muslims, and Asking the Wrong Question
Some observations on the "who loves Jesus more" issue between Christians and Muslims: I see it run on cycle sometimes, with both sides seeming to miss the whole point of the debate to begin with.…
How Christians and Muslims Unite in the Quest for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty
My friend Fakhri Owaisi tagged me in a post that was put out by my other friend, Nick Orzech, which was shared from an anonymous source about his/her preference for Islam and why, even though…
‘Word Made Flesh’: An Incarnational Image
“And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 ~ USCCB (US Council of…
Lovescape: Meditatations on the Saints of October
October is a month of many saints who have especially touched my spiritual journey and put me into contact, in a more profound way, with the Person of Jesus Christ. Perhaps one of the deepest…
Four Poets: A Commentary on Muslim and Christian Spiritual Themes in Literature
I was asked to discuss how four poets, from different countries, religions and times, might be linked together spiritually and how Muslims might benefit from reading them in a conversation with a conference organiser. The…
Saint Hubert’s Hunt
O cross between the antlers beamingbrighter than the brightest painSearing, sun-sunk hour of death, hail!Strung of suffocation and suffusionHunted as the wild stag, white as host-to-tongueWild bread, wilder meat, wending through weeds,Hooves that wound us,…
A Christ-Worshiper’s Response
In response to a poem by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya ~ O Christ-worshipers! Fair questions have been put to us in search of wise answers, By our kin, children of Ibrahim, our father in faith, and…
Adam and Eve: Myth or Divine Revelation?
Having been brought up as a Christian and then having embraced Islam as an adult I learned that there were two different versions to the story of Adam and Eve. Each version speaks of Adam and…