Author: em6298

• The Valley Where God Holds His Breath

  Bone-Fields and Unleavened Bread — A Reflection for Holy Saturday (Descent into Hades) on Ezekiel 37:1–14 and 1 Corinthians 5:6–8;… Read more.

• The Girl Who Stood Before the Emperor and Did Not Flinch

  The Life of Saint Christina of Tyre (3rd Century) The house smelled of gold. That was the first strange thing… Read more.

• The Glory Hidden in the Garden’s Dark

  Where the I AM Falls Like Seed into Earth — A Reflection for Holy Friday (Crucifixion) on John 13:31–18:1 and… Read more.

• The Girl Who Walked Through Fire for a Garden

  The Life of Saint Dorothea of Caesarea (died c. 311 AD) The executioner’s blade was already drawn when a young… Read more.

• The Mountain That Learned to Burn as Bread

  Where Smoke Becomes Supper — A Reflection for Holy Thursday (Mystical Supper) on Jeremiah 11:18–12:15 and Exodus 19:10–19 There is… Read more.

• The Woman Who Outargued an Empire

  The Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (c. 287–305) The fifty philosophers filed into the emperor’s hall like soldiers marching… Read more.

• The Scroll, the Sand, and the Sweetness of Grief

  Eating What You Cannot Bear — A Reflection for Holy Wednesday on Ezekiel 2:3–3:3 and Exodus 2:11–22 On this day… Read more.

• The Woman Who Taught the Philosophers to See

  The Life of Saint Macrina the Younger (c. 327–379) The house was full of weeping when Gregory arrived. He had… Read more.

• The Throne Above the Water, the Child Within the Reeds

  Glory Descends Where Compassion Stoops — A Reflection for Holy Tuesday on Ezekiel 1:21–28 and Exodus 2:5–10 On Holy Tuesday… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Planted Trees in the Desert

  The Life of Saint Basil the Great (330–379 AD) The heat in Caesarea that summer was the kind that made… Read more.