Writings for the Journey
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Response – Ability
Have you ever been told that you are totally responsible for something? This would meanthat the success or failure of a “project” was on your shoulders. I would say that that ideawas a little simplistic. It reminds me of the saying, “We make plans and God laughs.”...
What Is Real
We live each day of our lives keenly aware of what needs to be accomplished during that day,in our relationships, in our work, for our health, and in the routine that gets us moving tomeet the challenges ahead of us. Maybe there is a little time for reflection. Maybe...
We Are Called
As we travel down the road to meet our destiny, in our mind’s eye we know that thatinvolves God’s special relationship with us. God’s love for us in Christ has beenimplanted in us from the beginning. We are made in God’s image and are meant tocomplete our calling,...
Into Our Freedom
Jesus did not only cure people in their bodies, He also freed people of their innerdemons. What are some of the inner demons that hold us back from being freechildren of God? Sometimes depression that comes from not having experiencedunconditional love can cause a...
Trusting In God
In life there are many uncertainties. We live much of our lives wondering what willhappen next. We see problems in our relationships, problems in politics, wars andrumors of wars, global warming, injustices of every type. How can one person make adifference?The first...
Parable of the Plant
When we carefully watch the growth of flowers and vegetables, we know that this process does not happen in “an instant”, as we expect with much of our lives, such as seconds in the microwave. It begins with a seed that needs to break open and venture into a new world....
O Death, Where is Your Sting?
In celebrating Our Lord’s resurrection, we gain the assurance ever more and more, thatlife will go on after death. Our hearts will lead us to that love which will last forever.That life begins now if we would only let it blossom in our lives. What it requires is tolet...
Expanding Our World
As we age, they say we get set in our ways. We have developed a routine that hasworked for us, and through habit has become very easy to accomplish what needs tobe done. We can imagine how upsetting Jesus would have sounded to the Jews of hisday, when the observance...
Mystical Awareness
Karl Rahner, the famous theologian of Vatican II, said in words to this effect that in thefuture century unless a person becomes a mystic having a personal experience of God,it will be very difficult for him or her to rely only on theological terminology to keep...
Be Our Guests
Sometimes we feel that evangelization is simply about feeding a person who has givenup on religion, with truths after truths and truths about our Catholic faith. While thatmight work with a certain personality type, many people will be turned off.Disembodied truths...
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The Word Made Flesh
It is delightful to recall the story of Jesus’ birth with angels, shepherds, and in a stable with the animals. Then there is the mother’s love for her new born child, and Joseph’s concern for his new family. Following is the story of the magi’s arrival from the East....
Trust in the Lord
When Mary said to the angel “Be it done to me according to your word,” she must have had a beautiful relationship with God. Her relationship with God required a great trust. She must have had a relationship that was unique for a person of her age and station in life....
