The Transfiguration of our Expectations

What is the Transfiguration? In a week with difficult news for human rights, we look to the examples of Blessed Absalom Jones and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to see how our vision might be expanded as we continue the long work of freedom.

Christmas: The Power of Hope

God’s power does not enforce the border. God breaks through. God’s power seldom corresponds to our plans, to our carefully drawn lines. The Christmas story tells us that our God is a God of disruption, who shows up in the least likely moments, who demonstrates power in the strangest of circumstances. God’s power often circumvents our human authority.