A Monk's Chronicle

Letting Go: A Facet of Forgiveness

”Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

On the surface this verse from Matthew 6 reads like good diplomacy. It describes a truce that c...

Learn from God’s Creation

I don’t usually write about trees, but this stately maple was different. For decades it has presided at the center of our campus. From there it has extended its arms in blessing to students o...

Pilgrimage: A Microcosm of Our Lives

It was unusual to see my friend Scott sitting in the church at midday. He and his wife often come to Mass, but I couldn’t recall seeing him there for noon prayer. But this was no ...

Moses and the Spiritual Journey

One of my favorite covid-era cartoons shows Moses at the head of a column of people, lost in the wilderness. He’s staring at his GPS, stunned at what he reads: “Time to destination: forty years.”...

Pentecost: Is it Worth the Risk?

I’m not so sure I would have handled Pentecost all that well. Had I been a disciple who had walked with Jesus for a year or two or three, it might have gone differently. But the gift ...