Truth “…falls from Heaven,” writes author and seminarian Tom Hiney in his new book The Song of Ascents, whether or not we are ready for it. That Truth is Christ, whom the disciple-in-waiting eventually recognizes during periods of great suffering and who he clings to as the lifesaver he is. Accepting the nobility of personal suffering helps us […]

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus teaches his followers that unless they hate their parents, siblings, spouses, and their own lives, they cannot be his disciples. He also tells us to not delay discipleship to bury our loved ones or say goodbye to them. Wow! What’s that all about? Jesus requires hatred?? Too often, modern translations of ancient texts often […]