Over the last two decades I have been a collector of sin in various ways, only this time around much of the sin was not my own, but the sin of others. Like an accumulation of pain and heartbreak. From disappointments to private isolation, from betrayals to rejections.
Floods are coming upon the earth, but there is an Ark of God for our time in which we may find rest. The Barque of…
For a Catholic convert, many challenges and obstacles inevitably arise. Some are predictable, like the protestant pastor who must lay down his calling, or the life-long Christian who is now out-of-step with family and friends. Others suddenly appear just when the road to Rome seems clear. For me, RCIA was one of those obstacles.
As I look around me, I see people of varying levels and degrees of faith. I know very few, if any, atheists. But I see…
We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant for everyone, for…
I have heard a great deal of strangeness as a Catholic–in the local Catholic colleges, my local parish, even the diocesan office–that has been bewildering. …
I am bowed down with many temptations and evil deeds, and with soul and body I bow down to thee O pure one, and ceaselessly…
OK, everyone, why all the pain, tragedy after tragedy, disappointment after disappointment? Why do so many lives sound like a country song? I’ve shared my…
One of the deep treasures of the Catholic Church is the heritage of prayers that have been handed down from those who have gone before…
Tell souls not to place within their own hearts obstacles to My mercy, which so greatly wants to act within them. My mercy works in…
