An Autobiographical Statement
· 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...
Tag: humility (6 entries)
All is Gift
· 27 March 2008
This is the last reflection of a series on seven signposts. The first reflection began Lent, and now this one bridges us into the Easter season and beyond. Signposts give us direction. They point to some place. They involve action,...
Gravitate to Humility
· 13 March 2008
This is the fifth reflection on seven signposts for the season of Lent (and for all seasons). Gravitate to humility. This signpost points in the exact opposite direction the world points by pointing to the First Beatitude, the Beatitude from...
Certainty
· 22 January 2008
At some point in every faith journey, one finds him or her self taking an inventory of their core, central beliefs. Some of these beliefs are held very tightly, some loosely. The more central a belief, the more one aligns...
All is Gift
· 6 November 2007
Meister Eckhart, a 14th century German mystic, once wrote, "If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." From Ronald Rolheiser's book, The Shattered Lantern: The original sin of Adam and...
Holy Work
· 20 August 2007
Of all the holy works, the education of children is the most holy. -- Saint Theophan the Recluse What an honor and privilege it is to be a teacher! (It is an even greater honor to be one who...
