· 28 July 2008 | 206 words
I return to my favorite place along the river Sitting on the grass in the cool shade of a tree Watching, listening, being... An old philosopher said "You can never go to the same river twice." I wonder-- What changes...
· 22 March 2008 | 324 words
My heart is a little giddy with excitement and anticipation for tonight's Easter Vigil Mass. It is my favorite Mass of the whole year, with Christmas Midnight Mass a close second. It has been a long and dark Lent for...
· 22 March 2008 | 28 words
O wondrous exchange, eternal life is promised to us by the humility of the Lord, who bowed himself down to our pride. -- St. Augustine, Confessions Thank You....
· 28 September 2007 | 616 words
Some quotations from Crisis of Faith, Crisis of Love by Thomas Keating that have been lanterns of hope along the path through the valley... The absence of the felt presence of The Lord is his normal means of increasing our...
· 13 December 2006 | 225 words
This song by Natalie Grant is really a prayer. It says much about where I am at lately. I can't do this. I need Your help. I trust in You. I've been silent instead of speaking up Gave my advice...
· 23 November 2006 | 503 words
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen wrote a wonderful little book called You, which is really about us and our relationship with God. Although the cultural references are a little dated, here is a cursory explanation, sprinkled with golden nuggets of insight,...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us