Several years ago, one of the Public Opinion companies, it was probably Gallup, did a survey of Americans and asked a very interesting question. They asked several thousand people whether they had ever had what they would call “a religious experience,” a personal experience of whatever sort, that brought them somehow into the presence of…

This Sunday the Church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration. The Gospel for today is the story of the Transfiguration according to Luke’s Gospel. In the text, Jesus takes his «inner circle» of disciples «Peter, James and John» up on a mountain top by themselves. The text says «the appearance of his face changed and…

Living in New York City, I encounter many crazy things, some even about God. As I was walking down Broadway one day, a truck caught my eyes. It was not the usual fast speed with which it was speeding down the inner city street, nor was it the hugeness of its size. But it was…