In the Upper Room, after His resurrection, Jesus extended His hands to Thomas, inviting him to touch His wounds. “Put your finger here,” He said,
There’s always some wiseacre on the interview panel who suddenly says, “And what do you think your biggest weaknesses are Mr Torkington?” He usually chooses
During his three years of public ministry, Jesus was able to preach and teach in various settings, from the intimacy of a dinner party to
Archbishop Anthony Bloom gave one of the best retreats I ever attended. He began by telling the story of a retired headmistress who offered her
The Bible and the Early Church Fathers either implicitly or explicitly describe Peter’s primacy, and the Church has consistently appealed to these traditions in defense
When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this
“Out in the street, you don’t survive by being weak. This is our time, walls were made for us to climb. Don’t you try to lock
strength A few weeks ago, I visited a very devout aunt of mine in the hospital. But I had forgotten what kind of person this
Last year I re-read the popular novel Into the Wild for one of my graduate classes. The book confronts adventure, solitude and the search for
I knew it the instant I passed him on the two-lane highway. Red and blue lights flashed. He pulled over, flipped a U-turn and was
