23 Sep

The War Within – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"that notion of a war within is a good summary phrase of battles going on within us all the time – conflicting longings, all kinds of emotional movements."...

21 Sep

Are There People in Hell?

"Right now it seems that scripturally speaking, if one lives their entire life without God, then it seems that that is what he or she will get in the hereafter. "...

19 Sep

Psalms for Praying – An Invitation to Wholeness

"What I enjoy the most about these psalms is the lack of violence found in them. Instead, the experience of darkness is relegated to the consciousness of doubt, fear, ignorance and illusion, mostly within oneself."...

17 Sep

Nature, weakness, and being a Christian.

"How then can we as Christians live in this kind of world? . . . And if you don’t have power in the world, then you will literally be forgotten, ignored, or dead to the world."...

14 Sep

You want me to go where?! The hard life of obedience.

"Moreover, how can I give up my own freedom so to speak, and allow another individual to decide the next year, or perhaps six years of my life?"...

07 Sep

One small miracle.

"There is a song of thanksgiving in my heart, as the Lord has once more answered a special prayer."...

06 Sep

The Next Cover-up: Sex Abuse & the Bishops’ Synod

"The Bishops’ Synod on the Youth presents an opportunity for the Church to confess her guilt, ask forgiveness, and begin to make genuine reparation for her sins."...