February 2016

We forbid you from having anything to do with him anymore!  This relationship is toxic, and we are afraid of what he might do to you!” My mom and dad yelled at me with looks of desperation in their eyes.  It seemed like t...

Two summers ago, when I was doing a Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP) in my hometown of Philadelphia, I was asked to reflect a lot upon what I was seeing. Doing so depressed me. Working at home brought unique challenges. The nexus o...

Lent is the journey into deeper conformity with Christ who emptied himself unto death and who, risen, is the gift of everlasting life. In Luke 4 Jesus’ self-emptying is presented in his period of temptation in the desert. When enco...