Brad Bursa

A Christmas Reflection I was ready to deliver the line in my talk when he walked in. Just as I was talking about how God has taken flesh and how God has a face, the door that always gets stuck got stuck and started rattling. Someone was there. Someone wanted in. And, as I delivered…

A primer on the method of divine reading. Those who know me well know that Lectio Divina is part of my time of daily personal prayer and also part of the way I do ministry. Lectio Divina is a way to read and pray with the Bible. These two Latin words mean “Divine Reading.” The…

Reflections on the necessity of prayer and a few resources. Why spend time praying? Well, for one, we pray because Jesus told us to. In Mt 6:8, he says, “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” The Father, he knows everything. So the Psalmist declares, “Your eyes saw me unformed; in your…

Seeking Christ with Pope Benedict XVI It is Advent. It is always Advent. In 1964, Joseph Ratzinger preached three sermons in the Cathedral at Münster in an effort to answer what being a Christian means today. It was Advent at the time, and this comes through in his reflections. Advent does not celebrate the past…