The Madonna della Pietà, completed by Michelangelo in 1499. Recently, I read the post Kallie Wright made before her three year old son’s passing. The Prayers for Levi Wright campaign took social media by storm, and thousands hit their knees for this young man. She said that she would lay in bed with him and … Continue reading La Pieta: When Mothers Must Bury their Children
Death
What’s to Be Done with Suffering?
The question as old as Christianity is, “Why would a good God allow bad things to happen?” It is the moment when many give up faith. It is the question upon which much doubt still hangs, even for the most faithful of people. It is true that some of us suffer greatly. Family members have … Continue reading What’s to Be Done with Suffering?
Love is a Gaze: How Jesus Looks at Us
As I settle into married life and find a routine in my new home, I wanted to share something seemingly minute, yet very powerful, which I was pondering for a few weeks leading up to my wedding: the gaze of Jesus Christ. Photo by Kaycee Monnens Cortner. What do I mean by that? Picture this, … Continue reading Love is a Gaze: How Jesus Looks at Us
To Kneel Before My Fathers
“They aren’t there anymore,” is so often muttered of the dead. Perhaps not, but it would be quite wrong to think that they are unaware of our visit. To sit next to their physical remains and recall the mystery of their humanity—the divine entanglement of body and soul—is to recognize the purpose of our existence. Our Lord, too, died and was buried.
The Preservation of Fire 