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A joy to be around: amidst the suffering and death in the world, there is still room for hope, happiness, and life.		May 1, 2012	1124
Rise to the occasion: whether stressed or sleepy, in solitude or strange company, the resurrection lifts both body and spirit.		Apr 1, 2012	1088
Who decided which books made it into the Bible?		Apr 1, 2012	459
Party of One.	Book review	Feb 1, 2012	323
Medicine man: illness and disability were realities in the ancient world. So was the healing power of Jesus.		Feb 1, 2012	1197
Bless us, O Lord: the gifts that we receive deserve attention from God. Even roller skates.		Dec 24, 2011	1260
At the Supper of the Lamb.	Book review	Dec 1, 2011	331
Lady with a past: the back story of the mother of God remains a mystery--but some have tried to fill in the gaps.		Dec 1, 2011	1277
Over the hill: it's just a matter of time before everyone must cross to the other side.		Nov 1, 2011	1248
Follow the leader: in the old testament, judges, kings, priests, and prophets all took a turn leading their people.		Oct 1, 2011	1234
A word from the wise: the history of the book of Sirach is complicated, but it holds the wisdom of the ages.		Sep 1, 2011	1138
Step by step: walking with Jesus, whether on water or in a blindfold, requires trust.	Column	Aug 1, 2011	1267
I'm gonna keep on loving you: even when Jesus is in need of compassion himself, he keeps giving it to others.		Jul 1, 2011	1255
Taste and see: if you want to feast on the Eucharist, take a big bite out of the Bible.	Column	Jun 1, 2011	1261
Share the wealth: the early disciples had more in common than their faith in Jesus. So what does that mean for today's believers?		May 1, 2011	1226
Traitors among us: is Judas hated because he is a failed apostle or because we see ourselves in him?	Essay	Apr 1, 2011	1261
Are there different lists of the Ten Commandments?	Essay	Apr 1, 2011	488
No place like home: real estate has its pitfalls, but what about investing in a spiritual home?		Mar 1, 2011	1254
Wise up: without humility, older doesn't necessarily mean wiser.	Essay	Feb 1, 2011	1255
Haven on earth: the first "safe space" program can be found in the earliest chapters of the Bible.		Jan 1, 2011	1261
All I want for Christmas: even if you can't wrap it and stick it under the tree, forgiveness is the best gift of all.	Essay	Dec 1, 2010	1238
Soul searching: when out earthly lives end, where do we go from here?		Nov 1, 2010	1323
The gospel truth: though the evangelists shouldn't be confused with reporters, they've left clues to the facts behind our biblical faith.		Oct 1, 2010	1298
Words of wisdom: lessons about sin and death are best paired with the good news about grace and life.	Essay	Sep 1, 2010	1279
Sing an old song: the words of scripture should sound like music to our ears--because many of them are.		Aug 1, 2010	1277
By the numbers: how many people does it take to save the world?	Viewpoint essay	Jul 1, 2010	1293
Fill in the blanks: getting the complete picture of the Bible's many characters takes some imagination.	Essay	Jun 1, 2010	1289
Were we at the same meeting? Two sets of minutes for an early church meeting provide conflicting perspectives.	Essay	May 1, 2010	1368
The beloved gospel? Of the four gospels, John is decidedly the odd man out--as is his version of Jesus.		Apr 1, 2010	1291
Sins of the father: the suspect actions of Abraham should give us pause about what makes him one of the heroes of the Bible.		Mar 1, 2010	1285
Dads behaving badly: in this first installment of a two-part meditation, we are reminded of Abraham's "daddy issues." Even this exalted father of faith had a rocky start.		Feb 1, 2010	1299
No time but the present: the hour of holiness is not in the past, nor in the future. It is now.	Essay	Jan 1, 2010	1300
The trouble with angels: These celestial beings are elusive and mysterious--but totally necessary.		Dec 1, 2009	1310
Poor examples: regardless of their privileged upbringing, these saints show us that less is truly more.		Nov 1, 2009	1395
Biblical Literacy: Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know.	Book review	Nov 1, 2009	340
The good book reviewed: from politicians to poets, the Bible has its fair share of admirers and critics.		Oct 1, 2009	1362
Practice what you teach: sometimes passion is more important than the lesson plan.		Sep 1, 2009	1339
Eat up and go: a morsel of heavenly bread may be just what we need for the long road ahead.		Aug 1, 2009	1284
School of hard knocks: a kindergarten bully reveals a hard truth about humanity: we are all violent.		Jul 1, 2009	1356
Foreign correspondent: St. Paul didn't just deliver the good news, he was part of the story.	Column	Jun 1, 2009	1281
What the world needs now: to live as Jesus did is our real calling in life. Roman collars and veils not required.	Essay	May 1, 2009	1408
We are family: calling each other brothers and sisters isn't just a churchy cliche, it's a call to care for one another.	Essay	Apr 1, 2009	1355
Quotable.	Quotation	Apr 1, 2009	82
Got a light? The Gospel of John proposes a heavenly remedy to dispel earthly darkness.		Mar 1, 2009	1265
New but not improved: change we can really believe in has to come from the inside out.		Feb 1, 2009	1302
I will follow him: the messenger is sometimes more powerful than the message.		Jan 1, 2009	1213
Mother Mary comes to me: seeing is believing, at least for those who have first-hand experience with Marian apparitions.		Dec 1, 2008	1200
Sure foundation: bricks and mortar can't restrict God's presence, but they often lead us to it.		Nov 1, 2008	1314
Grapes of wrath: think God is impassively above it all? Don't be too sure: as scripture tells it, God has feelings, too.		Oct 1, 2008	1322
Word to live by: you've heard it before, but listen again: the Bible is the best book on your shelf.		Sep 1, 2008	1253
Go hear it on the mountain: whether in thunder and lightning or in that still, small voice, the high places are where we meet the Holy One.		Aug 1, 2008	1332
Chasing waterfalls: though as elusive as a single droplet of water cascading down a cliff, the gospel parables open doors to a mystery worth grasping.		Jul 1, 2008	1334
Fear itself: though we are separated by thousands of years, the prophet Jeremiah has lessons to offer from his own time of terror.		Jun 1, 2008	1341
In the flesh: bodies matter every bit as much as souls in the Christian scheme of things.		May 1, 2008	1348
We're all in the same boat: if the story of the flood is any indication, humanity best not ask God to choose between us and the rest of Earth's creatures.	Essay	Apr 1, 2008	1309
Fall guy: Judas might seem like the quintessential enemy, but was he just misunderstood?		Mar 1, 2008	1373
And the sinner is ... We've fallen and we can't get up--at least not without some help.		Feb 1, 2008	1378
O come let us adore him: it takes the uncomplicated wonder of children to see the divine in one of our own.		Jan 1, 2008	1341
Far out man: call him a biblical hippie, but John the Baptist's radical message is essential to our faith.		Dec 1, 2007	1362
Tax reform: a visit from the incarnate auditor is a great opportunity to balance one's spiritual books.		Nov 1, 2007	1321
Say a little prayer for me: if you're struggling to talk to God, make use of the friends who can hold you up.		Oct 1, 2007	1366
Step one: open the book.		Sep 1, 2007	763
Idol curiosity: the problem with the golden calf isn't so much the calf. It's just that we might forget that God can be a mother hen, too.		Sep 1, 2007	1360
Don't believe everything you believe: the Bible has its skeptics in Job and Qoheleth, the author of the Book of Ecclesiastes, and we shouldn't ignore their honest wrestling with the reality of evil in the world.		Aug 1, 2007	1325
Catfights of biblical proportions: sibling rivalry may make good reality TV, but pitting Martha against Mary doesn't do either of them justice.		Jul 1, 2007	1229
Three cheers for the Trinity! The theological arithmetic of 3=1 lies at the heart of what it means to be Christian.		Jun 1, 2007	1277
My skeleton crew: the prophets may have been major pains for those they pestered, but their inspired word can still breathe life into dried up spirits.		May 1, 2007	1340
The center can hold: though its imagery can be both vivid and disturbing, the Book of Revelation actually paints a comforting picture of an ever-present God.		Apr 1, 2007	1339
The constant gardener: we all need a bit of spiritual pruning if we are to bloom where we're planted.		Mar 1, 2007	1354
Change'll do you good: we need to cut loose the anchor of fear (and sometimes the serenity of religion) to be open to the transformation of becoming disciples of Jesus.		Feb 1, 2007	1341
Local boy makes good: our natural tendency to envy hometown heroes can make it difficult to see that God gets to decide whom to bless.		Jan 1, 2007	1328
Have a very moral Christmas; can we make John the Baptist's call to justice part of this joyful season without being holiday humbugs?		Dec 1, 2006	1329
Autocratic Pilate: though the gospels seem to soften his image, the man who signed Jesus' death warrant was no Mr. Nice Guy.		Nov 1, 2006	1588
Here's Johnny! Bible detective work is enough to give any scripture P.I. a major headache.		Oct 1, 2006	1352
Don't put away childish things: Jesus had a good reason for telling his followers to be like the little ones.		Sep 1, 2006	1448
Happy are they: the beginning of happiness is knowing its true source--and it's closer than you think.		Aug 1, 2006	1461
Take it easy and no play : all work makes Jack and Jane dull disciples.		Jul 1, 2006	1544
All fired up: like the family hearth, the Holy Spirit is the church's bright center, inviting all of us to come closer to one another.		Jun 1, 2006	1532
Immaculate perceptions: the one woman who stands above the rest in Catholic tradition has many sides and many graces--but Mary also stands with us in our quest to be disciples of Christ.		May 1, 2006	1816
Travel guide: turns out the slogan "Jesus is my copilot" is just a paraphrase of the Gospel of John.		May 1, 2006	1541
Come to the water: we believers go way back with the wet stuff, and every year it reminds us who we are.		Apr 1, 2006	1532
Do like the animals do: we might have an easier time keeping to the straight and narrow if we just followed our more basic instincts.		Mar 1, 2006	1524
Rise, put down your baggage, and go; sometimes what needs healing the most are the things we find hard to let go.		Feb 1, 2006	1529
Whatever possessed us? We all have our inner demons to face, it's just that some are more obvious than others.		Jan 1, 2006	1565
What's the good word? John's gospel offers a Christmas story without a manger, star, or donkeys but one that gets at the cosmic reason for the season.	Excerpt	Dec 1, 2005	1486
Goats aren't all baaad; nothing in the Bible is black and white, least of all the recipe for salvation.		Nov 1, 2005	1506
Service with a smile: complaining about our leaders won't lead to any actual change. Instead, we must model servant leadership.		Oct 1, 2005	1548
The 78th time: forgiving people over and over is definitely worth a try, but eventually you get to let those trespassers have it. Right?		Sep 1, 2005	1685
To err is divine; Jesus' humanity is an oft-forgotten element of his dual nature.		Aug 1, 2005	1578
Almost heaven: we pray for God's kingdom to come, but we need to be doing more to get it here.		Jul 1, 2005	1475
The case for Peter: it's either really hard or really easy to figure out why Jesus chose Simon the fisherman as leader among his fellow disciples.		Jun 1, 2005	1541
Exit, stage up: the gospels give differing accounts of Jesus' Ascension into heaven, but the message is the same: Christ now has no hands on Earth but ours.		May 1, 2005	1586
Reasonable doubt: the apostle Thomas gets a bad rap. Who in their right mind wouldn't ask to see the risen Christ with their own two eyes?		Apr 1, 2005	1567
I can see clearly now: how we come into the world is not how we must remain. An encounter with Jesus can be life-changing for the physically and spiritually blind.		Mar 1, 2005	1672
Meeting Mr. Right: though many think of her as a woman with a past, the woman at the well, like many of her New Testament sisters, had a future of leadership among Jesus' followers.	Critical Essay	Feb 1, 2005	1594
Thou shalt not forget the Beatitudes: the Ten Commandments are recognized as the guideline for our lives, but the Beatitudes call us to an even deeper challenge.		Jan 1, 2005	1706
Peace on Earth: in two stories of people who have lost hope, Alice Camille reminds us that sometimes peace on Earth comes in small packages.		Dec 1, 2004	1681
You can get there from here: on All Souls' Day we affirm our Christian belief in life after death. But we can only dream about what the afterlife is like.		Nov 1, 2004	1722
Be fair to the Pharisees: Alice Camille rescues this misunderstood group from their biblical bad rap.		Oct 1, 2004	1674
The ties that blind: even if your family drives you crazy, you may find it hard to hate them. Alice Camille explains what Jesus' confounding commandment really means.		Sep 1, 2004	1889