4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (757+ words) Where I grew up, the front porch wasn't just a feature of the home but a cornerstone of the community. On Sunday afternoons, friends or family gathered to share news, tell stories, and enjoy unhurried conversation. The term "Socratic Dialogue…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (824+ words) Overhanging the gorge are great angular outcroppings of volcanic rock'solid and sharp-edged protrusions from some long-ago eruption of a nearby volcano. In many places, the sheer sides of the gorge have huge slabs balanced on top of them'some looking like…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (340+ words) Lectio Divina," which means sacred reading, is one of the most ancient contemplative practices in the Christian tradition, dating back to the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Lectio Divina: How Sacred Reading Can Transform Our Lives Lectio Divina," which means sacred…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (864+ words) Sitting on the patio during a drizzle, the wind suddenly picked up, the rain fell harder, and there was a feeling of fury from the earth. Though gusts were spraying me occasionally, it wasn't cold, and after half an hour…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (83+ words) Aurora News-Register Context matters regarding Mission Critical dialogue Recent social media discussion about the Mission Critical Site south of Aurora stirred up a familiar mix of questions, concerns, and unfortunately, some inaccurate assumptions. This is not unusual with a project…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (738+ words) As Christians, we have been given spiritual insight about the power of words and how critical it is to be careful and watch what we say. In the third chapter of James, we read about the potential dangers of the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1079+ words) Late in the afternoon a meadowlark began its varied song nearby, and a mourning dove sang its single note in another tree. The two calls could not be more different. Yet the western meadowlark's melodious song, which is considered one…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (32+ words) Through the years, we accumulate a wide range of experiences moments of joy, hardship, growth, and uncertainty. Our natural tendency is to reflect on these experiences, to "...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (514+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (452+ words) Each Sunday, Letters from Leo published a Scripture reflection series. Each meditation explores what it means to follow Jesus more faithfully " not as partisans first, but as Christians whose consciences are shaped by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus…...