“Jesus seems to sleep through all this, curled up in the bow of the boat.” For the most part we, that is contemporary society, have isolated ourselves from the natural world. We live in climate controlled homes that are warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Electric lightContinue Reading
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” The 1970 film “Patton” depicts the role of General George S. Patton during World War II. At one point, during the allied invasion of Sicily, Patton’s army is stuck unableContinue Reading
“God did not establish a contract with His people, He established a covenant.” Contracts and covenants are part of our daily lives but they are very different things. Our society is governed in large part by contracts. These contracts may be formal or informal, written or oral, and usually involveContinue Reading
“And since the three persons of the Holy Trinity all share the same nature, where one is, the other two are also present.” Saint Brigid of Kildare, along with Saint Patrick and Saint Columba, is one of Ireland’s great patrons. As would be expected, there are many stories of wondersContinue Reading
“we are invited to look beyond the thorns of suffering to the beauty of the rose.” The Golden Rose In Rome, in a tradition so old that no one can say when it truly began, the pope blesses a rose crafted from pure gold. In churches all over the worldContinue Reading
“Worship demands sacrifice and the sacrifice He demands will be the sacrifice of our hearts and minds.” What gods do we truly worship? What would we give up everything for? Wealth? Fame? Possessions? What would we not give up regardless of what is offered to us? Prestige? Pleasure? Position? WhenContinue Reading
How much are you willing to sacrifice for the sake of love? What does it mean to truly love someone? How much are you willing to sacrifice for the sake of love? Who would you be willing to die for? Cyrus the Great Cyrus the Great was the founder ofContinue Reading
“When we make others happy, we experience the joy that human beings are meant to experience.” The Perfect Gift Have you ever found the perfect gift for someone, the gift you knew would delight that person like no other? I was once shopping for a birthday gift for a friend.Continue Reading
“In the end it is entirely up to us to submit to the authority of the Church.” Frank Koch tells of the importance of obeying the law of the lighthouse. “Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days. IContinue Reading
“for Christians it is God that chases after man.” The Poet Francis Thompson was a poet, a mystic, and a devout Catholic. At one point early in his life he began studies to enter the priesthood, but he soon abandoned that effort. At the urging of his father, a doctor,Continue Reading