the minute monk

i Am Thirsty

a reflection given on Good Friday 2026 From the cross, Jesus says simply: “I am thirsty.” It is one of the shortest sentences in scripture.…

Grief is not a failure of faith. It is an expression of love. And God meets us there, not with quick answers, but with presence.

A reflection given at the Stations of the Cross in Lent, 2026 In our tradition, the Cross is not simply an event we remember. It…

To accept that we are dust is not to diminish our dignity; it is to ground it. Dust is not trash—it is the very material…

Worship that opens our hearts to God is meant to open our hands to one another.

The good news is not that we are capable of fixing the world. The good news is that Christ has already entered its darkest places—and…