Author: Lora Walsh

Life doesn’t always hand out trophies. At the outset of Holy Week, let’s claim–and cherish–the greater prize of consolation.

As we approach the first day of Spring, can we detect a God at work below the surface of the earth?

What notions of sin prevent us from welcoming little children or receiving the kingdom of God?

A half-verse from this morning’s Psalm will be the last words of Jesus in Sunday’s gospel. These are words worth listening for and holding onto.

Today we celebrate the loving ministry of Moses’s big sister. How might we experience God’s loving attention through such people who never abandon us?

Joseph’s dying wish is to accompany his people to the land of promise, not in spirit but in bone.

Today’s epistle is not very helpful for finding black-and-white answers to ethical questions.

Today, Joseph directs wealth and power straight to the top of the pyramid. Does that bring him any closer to the land of God’s promise?

The story of John the Baptist doesn’t end with a beheading. How can the real ending of the story inspire acts of discipleship and ministry in us today?

This world has long outlasted St. Paul’s expectations, but his words can still help us to loosen our grip on this world and its passing states.