“I am a fragment of a mirror … I can reflect light into the dark places of this world” -Alexander Papaderous The Battle of Crete One of the more significant battles of the second world war was the Battle of Crete. The small mediterranean island made a critical staging pointContinue Reading
“What we do not understand, we fear. What we fear, we grow to hate. What we hate, we try to destroy.” The Beginning John Paul II began his papacy with the words “do not be afraid.” Throughout his time pope he continued to return to this theme. “Do not abandonContinue Reading
“Complacency is a satisfaction with the way things are and a rejection of things as they might be.” A Lesson From the Wild Ronald Meredith, in his book “Hurryin’ Big For Little Reasons,” describes one quiet night in early spring: “Suddenly out of the night came the sound of wildContinue Reading
“The Light of the World walks among us and we do not recognize Him” The Monastery There was once a monastery tucked deep back into a forest, far off the beaten path. The monastery had a reputation for being a place of peace and tranquility. An oasis of calm inContinue Reading
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are an Easter people and alleluia is our song.” Pope John Paul II What does it mean to be an Easter people? To understand that, we must understand the beginning. so that we may understand the end. The Beginning “In the beginning GodContinue Reading
We are surrounded by the goodness of God and yet we are often blind to it. Jimmy and Jace are color-blind. The brothers see as clearly as anyone else, but the colors red and green dissolve into murky shades of yellow. Even the colors they can see, such as blue,Continue Reading
One of the more significant battles of the second world war was the Battle of Crete. The small mediterranean island made a critical staging point for the German army and in May of 1941 the Germans launched the first ever major assault carried out by airborne paratroopers. The assault centeredContinue Reading
In today’s Gospel John the Baptizer tells us “there is one among you whom you do not recognize.” One verse before the beginning of today’s readings we hear “the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Or as the Douay Rheims translation reads, “And theContinue Reading
“You are the light of the world.” “You are the salt of the Earth.” Salt does not exist for itself, it serves to season food. Light also exists for a purpose, to drive back the darkness. We have been given a specific combination of talents, gifts and abilities, a lightContinue Reading