Writings for the Journey

It has been said many times that the only time we have any real say in what weexperience, is what is happening now. The past is over, and the future contains manyunpredictable circumstances. How do we perceive the most of what we are experiencingnow? If we have the...

Our earth is ancient. Civilization is old too. To study history is to be in touch withthe struggle to become what Jesus called God’s kingdom. “Thy kingdom come onearth as it is in heaven.” But we also are aware of the many setbacks in achievingthis end in history and...

Most of the time our mind wonders over things that have happened in the past orchallenges that are coming up in our future. When we get the news each day, we areoften burdened by the violence that has occurred yesterday as we become aware ofhumanities’ inhumanity to...

We live busy lives. We have many obligations. We have people in our lives that we areconcerned about. We have concerns about ourselves – our health, about our ability offulfilling all of our obligations in our families, in our work, in the communities in which...

What happens when we experience the unconditional love that God has uniquely forus? First of all, God calls each of us by our name. God recognizes that particular partof us that reflects who God is. It is the way a mother or father sees in their daughterand son some...

Why is it that some find it difficult to not only believe but also to feel God’s unconditionallove? It could be that in their childhood the little child, which still exists within them, neverreally felt unconditional love from at least one of their parents. As a...

As we travel down the road on our pilgrimage, we are often met with obstacles. Fromtime to time when the going gets tough, we might ask ourselves the question, “What’shappening?” Why is it so important that I give up my daily routine in which I have becomecomfortable...

In a time of polarization, do we see the possibility of building a bridge? Part of ourhistory is our belief that all creation is a gift from God. We are here on this earth outof the “generosity of God.” It is God that has given us the gift of life. As individuals...

Why have so many in our country given up on being Catholic? There are many reasons forthis. I believe that this phenomenon is not mainly the result of doctrinal issues butbecause they have not had an experience of a religion that has reached out to them andtouched...