Hal Green, Ph.D

See Whatever Comes as a Gift

If you could see whatever comes your way as a gift, that would itself be a great gift. One morning last week, after I had been up late and determined to sleep in, the phone rang early. I answered it and a situation presented itself requiring my time and attention, changing the course of my […]

Open the Gift You Are

You are God’s gift to yourself. That may sound strange, but it is nonetheless the truth. As I wrote to myself back in my twenties, shortly after my first encounter with the Holy Spirit, “God gave me, me, long before I asked.” By that I meant there was more to me than I had imagined; […]

The Why of Prayer

One of the most significant and often repeated questions is, “Why pray?” What is the purpose of prayer? What are you supposed to get out of it? Here are four goals of prayer: 1. Self-discovery: What do you seek? How strongly do you seek it? How long have you sought it? You can learn a […]

Praying with St. Anselm: Faith Precedes Knowledge

Augustine of Hippo (354-430), famously said: “Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.” And Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) added, “I do not seek to understand so that I can believe, but I believe so that I may understand; and what is […]