Theologians' Corner - It is unsurprising that Jesus chose the shepherd as an image of his care for his people. Those who heard it would know how important the shepherd is for the well-being of the entire community.
Theologians' Corner - Believing is not naively accepting a doctrine, but opening ourselves to the radical change that the presence of Jesus brings about in those who believe.
Horizons - "I entered the Christogenesis course with curiosity; I carried questions shaped by my own journey," writes Monique Tarabeh. "What unfolded was not a set of answers, but a widening horizon."
The day we inaugurated a protected water source in a village in Congo, women sang. Children danced. One elder said, "Today, our daughters get their future back." Moments like this remind me why this work is sacred.
With a lot happening in the world that can easily pull us into a gloom-and-doom mentality, I decided to make a conscious effort to look for resurrection before Easter. Big things, small things, whatever I could find.
Theologians' Corner - Across our world today, many walk in different forms of darkness. And yet, it is precisely there — in the darkness — that the stone is rolled away.
Theologians' Corner - To experience Good Friday today means looking at our own crosses — those situations where we feel stripped or lost — and learning the art of sacred surrender.
