Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral, (Charleston, South Carolina), October 2026.

Reflection • The Calling of St. Matthew in Rome is examined here through its ambiguous central figure and two competing readings of who Matthew is. Both interpretations leave conversion’s outcome unresolved, prompting a turn to the parable of the two sons: true conversion is proven through action, not words.

Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral, (Charleston, South Carolina), September 2026.

Reflection • Drawing on the literary structure of Genesis and Amrita Sher-Gil’s Adam and Eve, this reflection argues that the true turning point of the Fall is humanity’s decision to hide from God. Contrasting Adam and Eve with David and Peter, it explores how confession, rather than concealment, opens the way to forgiveness, restoration, and renewed communion with God.

Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral, (Charleston, South Carolina), July-August 2026.

Reflection • This essay uses Emmanuel Garibay’s Emmaus (2012) as a starting point to consider how expectation can blind us to grace, answered prayer, and God’s unexpected work. Through Scripture, it asks how disappointment becomes offense when God’s promises arrive differently than imagined.

Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral, (Charleston, South Carolina), May 2026.

Reflection • James Tissot’s watercolor imagines the crucifixion from Christ’s perspective, illuminating Psalm 22 as Jesus’ prayer from the cross. What begins in anguish moves toward trust, resurrection, and triumph. The article invites readers to hear “My God, my God” not as despair alone, but as a cry filled with hope.

Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral, (Charleston, South Carolina), April 2026.