

Persistent Prayer
When I was eight years old, I wanted a dog. I wanted a dog so bad that it took all I had to focus on anything else. Every day I would...


"A Place of Everyone"
There are many ways to mark and identify a Christian life. Our lives can either clearly share the grace and love of God or they can dimly...


Teach Us To Pray
It was a straight forward question from the disciples. They’ve seen Jesus do it. They heard what he had said. Yet they still didn’t...


Please Respond...With Grace!
When Jesus tells the parable of the Prodigal Son I am deeply moved. I think that it is easy to be moved by this parable because of the...


Commit to Love
This week we find ourselves well into the season of Lent. We began this journey on Ash Wednesday and it will take us through Holy Week...


Cloister thoughts...
Henry Morgan, a comedian and radio entertainer in George Burns and Jack Benny’s day, could never refrain from the fast quip. He had been...


Cloister Thoughts
Jesus seems to bring out the best in people or the worst in people. Some who heard him preach and teach saw him as a threat to their...