Did 9/11 Make Us Morally ‘Better’? by Miroslav Volf

Reposted from Huffington Post When the first plane smashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center I was in the delegates' dining room of the United Nations finishing a talk at the Annual International Prayer Breakfast. My theme was reconciliation. To...

Jesus was angry by Fr. Michael Gillis

"And when He [Jesus] had looked around at them in anger…" (Mark 3:5).Jesus certainly was angry; but what did He experience in His anger?  Did Jesus experience what I experience when I am angry?The Fathers of the Church teach us that there are two...

Some thoughts on the Wrath of Man — by Fr. Michael Gillis

“The wrath of God came against them, and slew the stoutest of them, and struck down the choice men of Israel” (Psalm 78:31). “For the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (James 1:20). I think we have an anger problem.  The problem I’m talking...

Jack Layton’s final words (1950-2011)

"My friends, love is better than anger, hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic, and we will change the world." —Jack Layton (1950-2011) To read Jack Layton's entire farewell letter, click...