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February 2016

February 13, 2016

Slogging Through Winter, Awaiting The Spring

Lent can be a extraordinary time for introspection; Easter a breathtaking time for change. But it's not always...

February 11, 2016

But Mostly, Teach Me Patience, RIGHT NOW!

These precious and lengthening days leading up to Easter have already given me multiple opportunities...

February 09, 2016

Lent, A Gathering Up, And The Humble Heart

When we begin to pray, a thousand labors or cares thought to be urgent vie...

February 06, 2016

Thomas Merton On The Ultimate Meaning Of Life

In which direction are we heading? Which path will finally lead us home? Why are we even...

February 05, 2016

Wisdom, Illumination, And The Road Yet Ahead

It Is Better To Illuminate Than Merely To Shine - Thomas Aquinas Time and distance from...

February 04, 2016

The Three Keys To Happiness

How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most...

February 02, 2016

Silence need not render us voiceless. Isolation need not stir us to loneliness. Time spent...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

Thomas Merton: Concentrate On The Value, The Rightness, And The Truth

We start off with good intentions. Whether it's our resolutions for better health in the...

January 28, 2016

Double Helix

A Celebration Of Time Thirty years? Impossible. But neither the calendar nor the bones Belie...

January 24, 2016

They Are Us, We Are Them

Remembering, Today, Our Obligations To The Least of These. We Are Called To Be His Ears, Voice,...

January 23, 2016

Second Chances

We Make Mistakes Along The Way. But Until That Final Breath, There Will Always Be ....

January 21, 2016

What If You Knew?

Sometimes We Have to Step Outside Of Ourselves To See Others You don't know me....

January 16, 2016

Enter, And Be At Peace.

We are always free to choose. We can engage this world by leading with our...

January 13, 2016

As We Move Forward Together, In Solitude.

Back To That New Place Noise. Confusion. Turmoil. Surrounded by the music of chaos. The...

January 12, 2016

Augustine: A Morning Reflection

I rarely spend enough time in prayer. It's not that I can't make the time....

January 09, 2016

Bishop Barron, The Waze App, And Trusting That Voice

Sometimes the perfect metaphor just screams out at us, commandeering our full attention. If you...

January 08, 2016

Thomas Merton: Have The Courage To Make A Fool Of Yourself

Do you sincerely want to grow? To grow as a person? To grow as a...

January 03, 2016

The Cycle

I've often wondered whether the remainder of this woman's life was truly changed for good...

January 01, 2016

Is This The Entire Gospel Summarized In Just Three Minutes?

It just may be. Mother Teresa began with a simple yet profound question (click on...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

St. John Paul: What We Need For Peace In The New Year

On January 1, 2004, in connection with the World Day of Peace, Pope St. John...

December 26, 2015

Can You Still Hear Me Amid The Chaos?

Has My Voice Yet Been Displaced? Maturity much too quickly descends into brutality, As time,...

December 21, 2015

Thomas Merton: The Darkness Is Enough

Do you see Him? You are surely blind. Do you hear Him? You are surely...

December 17, 2015

In The Darkest Moment Comes The Light

For he commands his angels with regard to you, to guard you wherever you go....

December 13, 2015

The Seasons Of Joy

Today's message of joy reminds that it's all too easy to miss its deepest meaning. Spring:...

December 10, 2015

The Trumpet Of The Don – Guest Post

By Rick Anderson Smooth dissonant notes, discordant silences, resonant wailing echoes, angry bats, resonating with...

December 06, 2015

Where Have You Been?

Save me, God, for the waters have reached my neck. I have sunk into the mire...

December 02, 2015

A Gentle Reminder: Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid

Fear is powerful. It is unremitting. It is fierce. It is real. Fear disrupts and...

December 01, 2015

Of Advent And New Beginnings

This Advent, This New Beginning, Don't Be Afraid To Look Around And See The Very...

November 2015

November 27, 2015

A Savage Detachment

Surely we've lost control. At least that's how it feels. College campuses aflame with pubescent...

November 22, 2015

From The Shadows Back To Light

As darkness consumes the evening, And shadows enter their final throes, My voice has betrayed...

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