· 16 December 2009
Hey you! The root of man's joy is the harmony he enjoys with himself. He lives in this affirmation. And only one who can accept himself can also accept the you, can accept the world. The reason why an individual...
· 6 January 2009
Today is the traditional solemn feast day of the Epiphany of the Lord. It celebrates the visit of the magi who followed the star from the east to see the "newborn king of the Jews" in Bethlehem. It also marks...
· 15 December 2008
Our Deliverer and God came by the quietest of signs, in the everyday miracle of a baby being born--the same way that you and I came into the world. He was born amid tears of joy, swaddled in a...
· 8 September 2008
From today's reading in the first chapter of Matthew: Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." (Matthew 1:23) Now jump to very last verse of Matthew, to the...
· 10 April 2008
There are two sides to faith, just as there are two sides to a coin. One side of the "coin of faith" looks externally, that is, it looks outside of our selves to others for examples and models of living...
· 4 March 2008
This is the fourth reflection on seven signposts for the season of Lent (and for all seasons). Signposts give us direction. They point to some place. They involve action, movement. Many signposts call us to remember something important, some thing...
· 12 December 2007
The young boy asked, "Why Christmas?" His father replied, "You know, it's December 25th, the season when everyone puts up Christmas trees and decorates everything in red and green. We hang Christmas lights on the house and..." "Yes, I...
· 27 November 2007
At the still point of the turning world... ...at the still point, there the dance is. (T.S. Eliot) From the book God Calling, today's entry (Nov. 27) reads: Not our wills but Thine, O Lord. Man has so misunderstood Me...
· 18 September 2007
Sunday's Gospel reading was about the Lost Son in Luke 15 (aka Prodigal Son). I want to share a marvelous poem written about a century ago by Charles Péguy that references this parable. The poem is actually a portion of...
Keep hope alive.
Dare to trust.
Surrender to grace.
··· Reflect love. ···
Gravitate to humility.
Pray always.
All is gift.
