A Privilege to Serve, Reasons for Gratitude

A Privilege to Serve, Reasons for Gratitude

by | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog, Ralph Martin

Dear Friends and Fellow Disciples, As usual, there is a lot going on—thanks be to God! So much great work for the kingdom is being made possible through your support! The class I taught during the fall semester at the seminary was perhaps my best class ever, both...
What Would Monica Do?

What Would Monica Do?

by | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog

Discovering the Faith I met my husband, Mark, in the Peace Corps in the Marshall Islands. Mark died on May 11, 2024. We had been married almost forty-three years, and it was a day and fifteen minutes before his sixty-eighth birthday. When we met, we were we were both...
The School of Healing

The School of Healing

by | Mar 21, 2025 | Blog

I was born with an extra bone in my foot that causes severe pain. Once I stopped growing, I underwent invasive surgery. It was just a week after my conversion, and I spent a week in the hospital. During that time, I constantly recited the Hail Mary, one of the only...
A Reflection on Hope

A Reflection on Hope

by | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog, Peter Herbeck

Dear Friends, The theological virtue of hope is under attack. Nations shake with wars, economic crises, and political disruptions, and it’s tempting to get caught up in the cultural angst. Living with hope allows us to keep a proper detachment from worldly turmoil and...