the minute monk

I remember when the internet was this new ‘thing.’ No one was quite sure what to make of it. I can’t fully remember how it…

Christians are a people used to waiting. The two pivotal seasons for us each year, Easter and Christmas, are each preceded by a period of…

“The seeker of truth should be humbler than the dust.” – Gandhi There is a common dynamic in most world religions, that one must go…

This Christmas season was unusually difficult for me. I typically become so busy with work and preparations that it can feel as though Christmas and…

Advent has begun and the journey from darkness to light, Nazareth to Bethlehem, empty manger to the birth of Jesus is upon us. These familiar…

As the leaves fall and I find myself spinning from pumpkins, to turkeys, to Christmas trees, I feel a heightened sense of that other holiday…