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confession secret
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook One week ago I had the blessing of traveling to Omaha to attend the priestly ordination of one of my seminary friends. The day after the ordination we went to the Zoo to see the aquarium. It was amazing to witness the bright and vivid colors of the fish, the textures…
on discernment, will of god, and meeting the pope
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Discerning vs Doing All three readings from this week echo a theme about the way of God, the will of God. The first reading (Ezekiel 18:25-28) contrasts the ways of God with the ways of man. This is echoed throughout Scripture: “Your ways are not my ways” (Isaiah 55:8). In the…
Desire in the Life of the Christian
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Young Catholic Professionals, San Antonio Advent Retreat Reflection Video Listening to the reflection, when the time comes, watch This video and come back Recommended Spiritual Reading for Advent Abandonment to Divine Providence (or Sacrament of the Present Moment), Jean-Pierre de Caussade, transl. John Beevers, Link Broken Gods: Hope, Healing,…
crisis of hope
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook I’m convinced that the biggest crisis of our times is a crisis of hope. It has been said that we live in an era of fraud. There are many kinds of fraud: Many of us are aware of financial fraud, like the mortgage crisis of 2008 in which the selfishness and…
fear that locks in
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Newscasts have learned to rely on a number of phrases to capture our attention. They start with “Don’t leave, when we come back, the danger of using too much salt in your food!” move on to “The frightening truth of sitting down for too long” or “What you may not know…
