by Peter James | Mar 6, 2025 | Catherine of Siena
Jesus was the epitome of contemplation in action. He was a model contemplative, withdrawing from people at regular intervals for intentional prayer. Yet he was also an activist, healing the sick and proclaiming the Kingdom of God. His rich inner life directed his...
by Peter James | Mar 5, 2025 | Samuel Crossman
John Ireland was having lunch with a friend who asked him if he would compose a tune for the poem, “My Song is Love Unknown.” John reached for the menu and sketched out a tune in fifteen minutes. His friend published the poem as a hymn in 1918 and rescued...
by Peter James | Mar 4, 2025 | Favorite, Thomas Aquinas
His parents had a cushy job picked out for him. Thomas would become abbot (leader) of a wealthy monastery that had grown lax in monastic rigor. Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225-1274) did not share his parent’s enthusiasm for this prearranged scheme. He aspired to set...
by Peter James | Mar 3, 2025 | Howard Thurman
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a doctoral student in theology when Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was appointed the first African American Dean of the Boston University Chapel. Martin listened intently to his weekly sermons. Howard, who had attended Morehouse College with...
by Peter James | Mar 2, 2025 | Kent Keith (Mother Teresa)
He wrote something that ended up on the bedroom wall of Mother Teresa. You might expect it to be the work of a much-heralded saint from church history. Nope! It’s written by a relative unknown in religious circles. He’s been a faithful Sunday School teacher and choir...
