Writings for the Journey

There are certain patterns in our lives that guide us as we get through the day. When webrush our teeth, what we usually have for breakfast, and so on, are patterns that we repeatevery day almost automatically. As we get older and even older, these patterns become...

Thank you, thank you, thank you. As Christians we begin each day with the realization thatGod has brought us to another day. Each morning when we open our eyes to the world, wehave the opportunity to be touched by a day offered to us. We live not by our own effortsbut...

Pope Francis has written two important Apostolic Letters on “Mother Earth: OurCommon Home.” In them he wants us to see ourselves as creatures on the earthjoined together in a common bond. He is asking each of us to expand our vision. It issimilar to what the early...

Pope Francis has written two important Apostolic Letters on “Mother Earth: OurCommon Home.” In them he wants us to see ourselves as creatures on the earthjoined together in a common bond. He is asking each of us to expand our vision. It issimilar to what the early...

If you are like me, you can get very anxious about an event coming in the future thatyou feel might turn out to be less than successful. I need to constantly remind myselfthat hope is not mainly concerned about future events but about what is happeningnow. What brings...

Who are the prophets of our times? Are they not those who can read the signs of the times andrelate what is happening now to the eternal truths that are always basic. They call us to reach outto the needs of all of humanity and express these truths in new ways that...

What will the new year bring? Our world is a suffering world filled with wars, andconflicts of every kind. But the world is also a world of beauty, goodness, and truth.We only have to recognize these good qualities when we see them and become evenmore aware of their...

We have been blessed. God has given us so much. Even in the many things that concern us not beingthe way that we would like them to be, what God has given us far outweighs what we are lacking. Athankful heart is a happy heart. Thankfulness comes when we become aware...

When we ask Christ to come in the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” we acknowledgethat we are asking God to come among us. But St. Paul goes further and proclaims thatwe are “in Christ.” God in Christ dwells in us.Does this statement have any real meaning for you? At...

There is a connection in all creation that gives us an approach to living. When we havespent time discerning who we are as individuals, we need also to see our place in thetotality of God’s design for creation.This understanding comes from many sources: St. Paul names...