Blast from the Past 02-Retreating 2013
This is an unedited excerpt from a journal I wrote while on retreat in November 2013. It is an example of how being removed from the material distractions made me look at what props me up from day to day.
In honor of the 13th Apostle
Imperfect Perfection
In our imperfection God wants us to come to Him, to believe in Him, to interact with Him, and ultimately to allow the transforming power of His love to make us what were meant to be.
Mama Cried
Focusing on the sorrows of Our Lady today, let us recognize how we impact our loved ones and friends when we fail to show them the Jesus within us. And let us remember that when they do the same.
Cross Words
An ancient instrument of execution used by a brutal and oppressive regime is exalted today as a symbol of humankind’s liberation from the power of evil. Nobody who attended this momentous event two millennia ago (except the guest of dishonor) quite understood that. Or was there someone on hand with an inkling?
Happy Birthday, Mama!
While Jesus hung on the cross, having just forgiven us for our sins for which He was hanging on the cross, He gave us His mother…
BLAST FROM THE PAST 1: Fable of the Patron and the Orphans
A voice, my own voice, speaks to me from several decades in the past to show me where I started, and to keep me humble…
Prelude to the Assumption
Let’s look at the Assumption not as Mary being beamed up, but as her reuniting with the flesh of her flesh.
The Martha/Mary Switcheroo
In keeping with this Sunday’s Gospel, let me get my two cents in on this Martha vs. Mary battle.
We’re All Thomases on this Ball of Dirt
I wanted to publish this a week ago for the feast of St. Thomas, but had my doubts about the content. Then I realized it was just my inner Thomas rearing his ugly head…
What Would the Sacred Heart of Jesus Do?
Celebrate the Sacred Heart! Forgive the person you think is most likely to go to hell.