Author: Matthew
Direction
Direction and purpose are the longings of our generation and as a people, we look for the ways to give significance to others and the world. For many seasons in our life,
The Great Divide
Just to be clear, I don’t do politics. Frankly, I don’t understand most of it. So this post is not intended to change your position or how you vote, but
Identity
Identity is at the root of everything we are. It is also incredibly mysterious. We can say identity is a combination of the things we associate with. We can say identity is
Unity
In the same month we celebrate the freedom we experience together, our country unravels in division. It would appear that much of the freedom and justice we proclaim is only on the surface.
God in LA
It is easy to mistake the old empty church buildings in the city of LA as the representation of God’ absence. But a closer look reveals that God can even
A New Day
It was a day like every other day in April. Except after this day, I was never the same. I was 18 years old. I was getting ready to graduate
Perspective
Perspective in Los Angeles is a very unique thing. Nowhere else can you find people who collectively believe that anything east of Los Angeles is simply some land between Los Angeles and New York
Reaching Christians
Evangelizing Christians with the gospel should be our highest priority. It is sad, but we need to begin to reach Christians with the gospel. This sounds like an oxymoron because it
Finding God
Searching for God in life is not a new thing. Actually, St. Ignatius in the 16th century said that we are called to find God in all things. We cannot be called to
Landscape of Beauty
Being human means we search for beauty everyday, everywhere. But what are we searching for? I have heard, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Is it really? We can find