Living Grace

For Clare, the spiritual life begins and ends with grace. What does the word grace mean? Literally, the word grace refers to God’s unmerited favor, love, and help. The Hindu sage Sri Aurobindo tells us, “Grace is something spontaneous which wells out from the Divine...

Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet, listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left...

As I write this reflection, it is July 4 and I just watched the tragic news concerning yet another mass shooting in a Chicago suburb. Yes, common sense gun laws must clearly be part of the solution, but if we stop there we are being dangerously naïve. Gun violence is...

God’s goodness is nearer to us than we are to ourselves, and this goodness is not a static or inert presence. Rather, it is a dynamic force that always seeks to break into our individual and collective lives with untold blessings. However, it is up to us to create the...

God created delight, joy, and ecstatic bliss as a gift. God created within all of us the neurological and spiritual receptors to receive and celebrate these precious gifts. Through prayer and meditation, through devotion, gratitude, celebrating beauty, and opening our...

People often doubt the existence of God or the goodness of God because they believe God has allowed evil to enter the world. There is a subtle distinction that I believe is crucial in this context. God did not allow evil in the world; rather, God allowed the...