9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1389+ words) Last night, I watched Se7en. I had seen it mentioned many times before, but somehow never got around to watching it. This time I did. When it ended, I did not immediately …...

21+ hour, 50+ min ago   (445+ words) There’s a line early in God of War that Kratos says to Atreus after the boy loses his temper. “Do not be sorry. Be better.” That sent me to Ezekiel 18:20. “The one who sins is the one who will die....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (246+ words) From Ground Zero to Building Zero one truth has remained constant: we will never forget the men and women who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. Their memory calls us to live with courage, compassion, and a renewed commitment to building a better…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (229+ words) This is the edited text of the Homily for Mass on Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time (Year 2) at the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Retreat, Motherhouse Nashville Tn., 20 July 2026. It’s one of the most iconic lines in cinematic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (349+ words) The Fall didn't erase God's image in Adam — it corrupted the person, enslaving his will to sin. Nature intact; condition ruined. #CARM #Apologetics #Christianity #OriginalSin Asking what happened to Adam metaphysically deals with what the Fall did to his being…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (258+ words) I had the privilege of leading contemporary worship at a Bible camp in Canada this summer. It had been almost a quarter century since I had done so and it was a bit of a stretch. We might note, to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (45+ words) The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has revolutionized the way we think about G -d the human soul, the world and our place in it. Weekly Tanya…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1833+ words) The law in this week’s portion concerning a wayward son seems absurd and horrific. “Then all the men of his town shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1039+ words) During a family trip to northern Israel recently, two images caught my attention. The first was in Tzfat. We have all seen many moving and creative memorial projects, but this was something new. At the entrance to a coffee shop…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (792+ words) By Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein This week’s Torah portion is Ki Teitzei: Deuteronomy 21:10 — 25:19 We have entered the month of Elul, the month of preparation for a new year, a season of turning toward our highest selves, of reflection and connection,…...