As we prepare to enter with Christ into the protracted pain and suffering of his passion and death, let us determine to reach beyond them towards the endless delight that awaits us the other side of the tomb: the delight of life with God.

In times of trouble, our connection to God is our surest lifeboat.

Searching for God takes effort; it is not just for Sundays alone.

Before the soldiers arrive, before the physical attacks, in the silence of the night, the soul of Christ struggles in agony.

God is also a transcendent deity whose grandeur and majesty command our attention and our reverence.

No place in the world has such a talent for rebuilding what once seemed lost as Rome.