Fundamentalism is an expanding reality in major religions including Christianity. Dominated by and preoccupied with literalism and...

Our mind usually works on the principle of contradiction, wherein something cannot be both true and false at the same time. Yet that is...

The common and popular understanding of the burning bush story in Exodus is that when Moses asked God’s for His name He said “I am that I...

Divine love is the model for all human love, and human love is the necessary preparation for any sublime encounter. If we have never...

We start to mature spiritually when we learn to be at peace with uncertainty. Much like when we were innocent children, filled with...

Uncertainty is an unbearable darkness. A constant and desperate need for certainty makes us draw our own conclusions and dismiss or...

The older we get, the more we are likely to be disappointed and betrayed by life and others, and the more we become attached to long-held...

Those with a sense of secure connection to special loved ones are more able to be compassionate toward others, deal with anger...

“Begin with the end in mind” is a personal development concept popularized by Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It...

With society and culture constantly evolving, it is imperative that religion be dynamic and progressive. Leaders in religious...

It is not whether we believe in God or not, but the kind of God we choose to believe in that determines our identity and destiny. Some...

The ever-present fear that plagues most has its roots deep in the heart of the relationship between the weak and the strong, between the...

“In the days ahead, you will either be a mystic (one who has experienced God for real) or nothing at all.” (Karl Rahner SJ, a German...

It is necessary that we understand money spiritually. Religion has used commercial terms such as gaining heaven, acquiring merit, earning...

We were given free will so that we could choose without coercion or manipulation. It is our birthright to participate fully in a life of...

In God’s application of grace, nothing is wasted, all is used and transformed. God uses even our flesh-based desires and identities and...

With or without marriage we all need at least one other person to be a mirror for us, reflecting our best and worst self. The exceptional...

There are two different kinds of certainty: talkative and mystical. Talkative certainty is mostly bravado, overstatement, doctrinal...

One of the few subversive texts in history is the Bible. God’s favor rested on the bottom people: the rejected son, the barren woman, the...

Prayer is, essentially, opening up our self to God who dwells within us. It is holding back nothing and sharing everything with God....