· 13 March 2008 | 406 words
From Br. Joseph -- 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...
· 26 February 2008 | 300 words
From Br. Joseph -- This is the third reflection on seven signposts for the season of Lent (and for all seasons). Surrender to grace. This signpost comes from a line in the book, The Lord by Romano Guardini. (A highly...
· 21 February 2008 | 200 words
From Thursday's collect in Thomas Merton, A Book of Hours (emphasis added): My mind is scattered among things, not because of my work, but because I am not detached and I do not attend first of all to God. On...
· 11 February 2008 | 898 words
Signposts point to where we want to go. Follow, or don't follow. There are seven signposts listed below because seven is the number of completeness. No claim of originality is made for the signs, excerpt maybe for their grouping. Keep...
· 7 March 2007 | 328 words
At the end of the movie, American Beauty, the main character Lester Burnham reflects on his life: ...there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much. My heart...
· 12 November 2006 | 19 words
Father, I ask for the grace to be in the present moment, to live in the now where You are....
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us