Craft of Preaching

I was a writer before I was a preacher. A colleague of mine, whose newspaper beat I [...]

“By what authority?” Well, there’s a good question. Authority is the question of the day. Or, is [...]

Whoa. Has it really been a year since my last contribution? Good thing not much has happened [...]

This past week I presented at an amazing conference held in Waco, Texas, called “Nevertheless [...]

During my years of active ministry in the parish, I had many opportunities to preach on Matthew [...]

“How often should I forgive, Jesus?” Of course, Jesus’ response to Peter’s question doesn’t really provide an [...]

What does durable faith mean in times like these? The [...]

For many churches, this coming Sunday is the start of the fall schedule, a return to the [...]

Before the cross became equated with salvation and a symbol for a religion, it denoted [...]