Haste can be a mark of the evil spirit, while an unhurried—even inefficient—pace is often a mark of God's kingdom.

There are "thin spaces" in our lives, places and moments in which we experience God's kingdom. What are the characteristics of such spaces? And how can we make our lives more kingdom-oriented?

Jesus invites us to "look again", to see the larger picture so we don't get caught up in our polarised and dualistic views.

Have you noticed how Jesus helps us focus on the essentials of faith? We tend to overcomplicate or over-theologise Christianity. Let's examine the value of being fed the essentials: about God and in our life.

What are you prioritising in life? In other words, what are the big principles and values around which you organise your life? These principles will inform almost everything. Here are some ways to intentionally discern your life's guiding principles.

Religion often becomes a program of certainty that doesn't fully embrace the dynamism of divine creativity, where moments like incarnation and resurrection cause old sacred paradigms to fall away.

We still have some more time in Lent. So let's renew the purpose of this season! Jesus discovered that he was human and hungry and lonely. Lent is not so much about penances and bodily denial as it is a season to discover our ordinariness.

We're all prone to the tactics of the evil spirit. For some it leads to catastrophic evil like war. This episode concludes with an adaptation of Ignatius' Two Standards meditation.

It's important to look at a piece of the jigsaw puzzle, but we must also know its context. In the spiritual life we must widen our gaze and see more of the whole picture.