Dec 15, 2025 | Writings for the Journey
Advent is a time of waiting. What are we waiting for? Mary and Elisabeth were waiting for the birth of Jesus and John the Baptist. Their waiting had purpose. Their children were growing within them. It was a matter of life or death. In Advent, we are asked to wait. We...
Nov 26, 2025 | Writings for the Journey
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, please read some quotes from Brother David Steindl-Rast: “The root of joy is gratefulness. It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” “We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of...
Nov 20, 2025 | Writings for the Journey
In our life, we face many possibilities. We have to make choices as to what we are going to do, when we are going to act, with whom we are going to spend our time. There are many decisions to make. There are people who urge us to join them in their cause. There are...
Nov 12, 2025 | Writings for the Journey
In a very short time Pope Leo has published a second Apostolic Letter on the meaning and purpose of Christian education. In his letter he emphasizes that education must refer to the whole person, not only a person’s mind. He wants to make sure that Christian education...
Nov 5, 2025 | Writings for the Journey
As we travel on our spiritual road, we do not travel alone. There are those who have gone before us. What they provide is a sustaining legacy that does not die with them. They have passed on to us not only what they have said but who they were. This legacy comes to us...
Oct 30, 2025 | Writings for the Journey
Where do we find Christ? He can come to us in many ways. He is present in the sacraments, through nature, through the normal experiences of our lives. But let us consider that Christ also comes to us in mystical experiences. This is the opportunity to be open through...
