The runaway prophet Jonah gets thrown off a boat to calm the raging sea (Jonah 1:15). The Gospels see Jesus rescuing his disciples from a terrible storm (Mark 4:35–41).

“Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Jesus asks with a touch of human annoyance. It’s like he’s thinking: Don’t ...

In “The Sea is Calm Tonight,” Vietnamese boat people of 40 years past have a miraculous meeting with Rohingya refugees of the present in their parallel sea journeys to find peace.

jesus calms the stormy sea Msgr. Charles Pope Msgr. Charles Pope is currently a dean and pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, where he has served on the Priest Council, the College of ...