· 7 June 2008 | 36 words
love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun more last than star -- E.E. Cummings...
· 14 February 2008 | 313 words
From Br. Joseph -- This is the first 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...
· 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...
· 3 February 2008 | 750 words
I discovered an essay titled "Hope" almost a month ago. I do not normally write in response to other people's writing, and I am reluctant to even post this now, but the tone of the essay bothered me because it...
· 11 November 2007 | 1563 words
In The Shattered Lantern, Ronald Rolheiser quotes Dag Hammarskjöld: I don't know Who--or what--put the question, I don't know when it was put. I don't even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone--or Something--and from...
· 30 October 2007 | 258 words
From Br. Joseph -- Hope keeps faith alive, and faith rekindles hope when all seems lost. At one point in Hannah Hurnard's allegorical book of the spiritual journey, "Hind's Feet on High Places", the protagonist is having a particularly tough...
· 2 October 2007 | 133 words
There are times in life when a person has to rush off in pursuit of hopefulness. -- Jean Giono, afterword to The Man Who Planted Trees I want to run and go search for it, but I know it...
· 26 September 2007 | 535 words
Found myself with a rare free moment during the day. After a quick check on the internet for something, I found this little signpost for encouragement. It is a strange signpost, but one none the less. And the trick to...
· 22 August 2007 | 273 words
I was talking with an older friend whose wife is the middle of battling the second stage of a debilitating disease. They chose to adopt two children years ago instead of passing this 50-50 chance, hereditary disease on to the...
· 29 June 2007 | 30 words
Mother Teresa said, "I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world." Unfortunately my pencil lead keeps breaking....
· 30 April 2007 | 401 words
Ran across a favorite old song from the early 90s by Gloria Estefan called 'Don't Wanna Lose You Now'. The haunting melancholy of her beautiful voice has a deep-seated sense of hope that cuts through to my heart. Upon a...
· 10 April 2007 | 19 words
An haiku of hope: Made is the promise: all lost things are someday found, if they want to be....
· 13 March 2007 | 79 words
In one day, yesterday, I noticed the hint of green among the barren trees along the road sides. The blossoms on the Bradford pear trees are beginning to open, preparing to share their white bouques with the world. The pair...
· 16 December 2006 | 200 words
I was listening to "All Things Considered" on NPR the other evening, and this story about atheists came on. One segment of the story described how atheists are deeply offended, especially when used by the media, by the old axiom,...
· 14 December 2006 | 257 words
I have been struggling with purpose lately, my purpose. What specifically is my purpose in life? What is my part in the big picture of God's plan? I know and trust that God has a purpose for all things, including...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us