We atone, but always with hope in the Resurrection. How do you approach God: with confidence in his mercy or temerity?

Lent reminds us that perfection is never the goal, even for those called to avowed life.

Unbalanced relationships threaten to harden us. Spiritual Reading creates the space and grace to soften our hearts even when we feel desperate and isolated.

We wait for our adult kids. And we rely on the Father, who understands. After all,. we also were wayward prodigals once, living for our whims.

"It was not until I lost my hearing that I started learning to listen ."

Love of neighbor requires holding our tongue and not correcting others, says Catherine of Sienna and this month's author.

Ancient poet, Rumi, encourages us to accept all emotions as bearers of wisdom.

Tears can be holy water if we are brave enough to share our grief and joy and ecstasy and despair with others.

A literary pilgrimage leads to a new openness to trust and hope.

Two spiritual seekersone a Trappist monk and the other a journalistponder the universal questions about the meaning of life through death.