Sacred Meditations
How involved are Angels in our lives?
Have you ever caught yourself talking to no one in particular when something startling happens? A near-miss on the highway, a moment of unexpected courage, a decision that turned out...
How involved are Angels in our lives?
Have you ever caught yourself talking to no one in particular when something startling happens? A near-miss on the highway, a moment of unexpected courage, a decision that turned out...
Joseph's Contemplative Virtue: Despite Damning ...
Have you ever been so certain about something that turned out to be completely wrong? Maybe you saw your spouse’s car at a restaurant where they said they wouldn’t be,...
Joseph's Contemplative Virtue: Despite Damning ...
Have you ever been so certain about something that turned out to be completely wrong? Maybe you saw your spouse’s car at a restaurant where they said they wouldn’t be,...
I am the worst of all sinners.
There’s a curious thing that happens when you spend time in a darkened room and then step outside on a sunny afternoon. The light, which others walk through without a...
I am the worst of all sinners.
There’s a curious thing that happens when you spend time in a darkened room and then step outside on a sunny afternoon. The light, which others walk through without a...
Making Something of Ourselves
Have you ever watched someone hunkered over a workbench, brow furrowed in concentration, working with obsessive care on a project for weeks? They’ve been refining the edges, obsessing over the...
Making Something of Ourselves
Have you ever watched someone hunkered over a workbench, brow furrowed in concentration, working with obsessive care on a project for weeks? They’ve been refining the edges, obsessing over the...
You do not "outgrow" temptation.
Have you ever noticed that the worst temptations seem to come on the days when you’ve actually been doing well? You wake up early, you pray, you feel a quiet...
You do not "outgrow" temptation.
Have you ever noticed that the worst temptations seem to come on the days when you’ve actually been doing well? You wake up early, you pray, you feel a quiet...
The Biography or the Beloved: When We Trade Int...
There’s a particular kind of person I’ve come to recognize at conferences and retreats, even in parish Bible studies—and if I’m honest, I’ve been this person more than once. They...
The Biography or the Beloved: When We Trade Int...
There’s a particular kind of person I’ve come to recognize at conferences and retreats, even in parish Bible studies—and if I’m honest, I’ve been this person more than once. They...