Category: Grace

• August 7, 2017

  The Greatest Of These Is Love

  It was this first week of August, more than 50 years ago, when FBI agents finally and horrifically discovered the remains of three Civil Rights workers murdered in rural Mississippi. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner had been missing for 44 days, and had an informant not told authorities about their burial in a backwater […]
• July 10, 2017

  Blessed Are the Merciful

  Bryan Stevenson is an inspirational figure who founded and leads the “Equal Justice Initiative.” The mission statement of his organization reads: “Ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.” The nuts and bolts of that […]
• October 31, 2016

  For All The Saints

  In the Catholic tradition there are more than 10,000 named “Saints” in their pantheon. These are individuals from the past who lived exemplary lives, and who continue to inspire the church today. Per Catholic teaching, the saints can be called upon in time of need like calling on a friend, a friend who is in […]