Deep Listening & the Radical Gospel
Behavioural Scientists, Nicholas Epley & Juliana Schroeder recently reported on “the surprising benefits of talking to strangers.” They observed that while …
Tag Archives: Wanting to be heard
Is it too late to say “I’m Sorry?”
… for the record: probably not. It usually isn’t too late to apologize, and in most cases, it is what …
What Language Shall I Borrow
There is a verse in the ancient hymn, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, that goes, “What language shall I borrow …
Audacious Subversion and Humble Recognition
T.S. Elliot wrote The Circus Animals’ Desertion in what some think was existential angst about the failures of modernity: Those masterful images …
Prayer: The Peanut Allergy of the Public Square
In mid April the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the municipal council in the Quebec town of Saguenay cannot open …
The Missing Piece of a Jigsaw Puzzle
The missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle draws attention to itself not because it is there, but because it is …
Wrestling with God
In Ronald Rolheiser’s wise little book, Prayer: Our Deepest Longing, there is a chapter titled, “Growing to Maturity in Prayer,” in which …
