Jesus did not come in power. He became the Christ, the anointed one, because he surrendered what little he had into the hands of the Father.

I sought a roadmap for how to grieve, best practices for mourning the passing of loved ones. But still I have found no instruction manual on grief, no established set of rules.

Does canceling the sacraments show a lack of faith? Jesuits in the 16th century didn’t think so.

“Many people are saying, ‘We’ve had the McCarrick report, now let’s have the Maciel report.’”

Christian communities can criticize and resist current trends toward faith deconstruction, but they may only succeed in pushing more people out into the wilderness where they are less likely to find the life-giving waters for which they thirst.

Forgiveness must not mean perpetuating secrecy and avoiding accountability. It means owning up to the truth.