Faith • Liturgical Reflections The Beautiful and the Useful: Hugo, Les Miserables, and Lent Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read “You are mistaken; the beautiful is as useful as the useful… more so, perhaps.” These words have been running through my heart the last week. Making sense of life for... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Sing Like Never Before: Appreciating the Theology & Stories Behind the Hymns We Love, Part II Steve Martin | 9 min read This article was edited and co-authored by Joe Palekas. In the rush and hurry of the Christmas season in a consumer-based culture, we are quick to pay lip-service to the... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Sing Like Never Before: Appreciating the Theology & Stories Behind the Hymns We Love, Part I Steve Martin | 8 min read This article was edited and co-authored by Joe Palekas. Have you ever caught yourself singing along to a song on the radio that you know by heart, only to realize... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Advent Meditations: O Holy Night Baylee Eby | 4 min read If there were ever a season for the believer to recognize his or her worth and focus on the dignity of his or her fellow human being, it is the... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections What is This Thursday? And Why is it Maundy? Jeff Vogan | 17 min read The name Maundy Thursday is from the Old French mandé,[1] which comes from the Latin mandatum novum –literally meaning “new mandate” or “new commandment.”[2] This mandatum novum refers to Jesus’... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A New Year’s Prayer TWI Admin | < 1 min read As 2020 draws to a close, take some time to reflect on these words from the prayer of Saint Francis. May this new year be one in which God shapes... Continue Reading
