Small efforts and big change

Making choices

Martha and our appeal for consolation

A short discussion for an optimistic second half of life

The “Official Chaplain to the Colbert Nation." sits down for a short interview with the author of Falling Upward, Richard Rohr. Lauren F. Winner reviews Falling Upward citing two key points for people in the second half of life. God has not abandoned you, even if you are sure that God has. ("All the books of the Bible seem to agree," notes Rohr, "that somehow God is with us and we are not alone.") Second, "We grow spiritually much more by doing it wrong than by doing it right." These spiritual writers look at Christianity and the style of Pope Francis. They compare and contrast the approach of Jesuits and Franciscans to spreading the Gospel and comment on spirituality for the second half of life.

Married to the Boss

Missing signs of the times

Mi’Kmaq celebrate St Anne as grandmother

Grace to Gratitude

Hardened Heart and missing Love

The Spirit leads us to separate weed and wheat

Perseverance Patience and Love

Re experience the event

Custom Yoke on us

Burning desire to know and serve

Pity and Providence

Priority Politics and Persecution

Sower with Spirit

Disciples with examples of response to God

The cycle of unity and discord

Contemplate giving freely

Mercy Ancient and Current

A cloister for contemplation leading to charity

Interrupted to grow

Simple openness

Old wine and the younger chosen

Patience perseverance and unexpected agents

Abraham Authority and Matthew

Fear and attraction are usual responses

Learning mercy and courage

More than doubt Thomas

Love and prosperity

Bias for belief and contemplation for action