A Word to Enkindle

A Word to Enkindle, October 18, 2018

‘The apocalypse that we need now’ By Father Thomas Esposito for The Texas Catholic. My friend Father Josh Whitfield of St. Rita Catholic Church recently wrote a fine Dallas Morning News op-ed in which he suggests that America is experiencing a political and cultural unraveling, both of which are symptoms of a more terrible spiritual […]

A Word to Enkindle, September 22, 2018

‘The cosmos that puts chaos to flight’ By Father Thomas Esposito for The Texas Catholic. Almost every semester, I teach a course for freshmen at the University of Dallas entitled “Understanding the Bible,” though most students prefer the hipster nickname of “Under the Bible.” I do not believe that I will ever tire of teaching […]

A Word to Enkindle, September 06, 2018

‘Trust in God as he leads us into true freedom, love’ by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. I recently saw The Greatest Showman, which is an enjoyable movie-musical about the Barnum & Bailey Circus. The music and dancing are really fun, and the main moral of the story is one I wholeheartedly accept: happiness is found only […]

A Word to Enkindle, April 29, 2018

One of my favorite musicians, Audrey Assad, once suggested we should be praying “with” the martyrs and not just “for” them. In this way, she introduced a very beautiful song…

A Word to Enkindle, April 11, 2018

One of the great titles bestowed by the church upon Mary Magdalene is “the apostle to the apostles.” According to the Gospel of John, Mary, still sorrowful on “the first day of the week” (John 20:1), is the privileged recipient of the first Easter message that Jesus’ body no longer rests in the tomb…

A Word to Enkindle, March 31, 2018

Lent is almost over, and many of us are already evaluating our Lenten resolutions. How did you do? Did you keep your resolutions? Let me suggest a few things to keep in mind as we reflect on our resolutions…

A Word to Enkindle, February 15, 2018

Israel became a nation in the barren desert of the Sinai Peninsula. The formative experience of fleeing Egypt united them as a band of refugee-brothers, but nostalgia for their enslaved lives quickly overruns them at the first sign of hunger and thirst…

A Word to Enkindle, September 27, 2017

The road to racial harmony is paved with humility and faith…