Writings for the Journey

If Jesus has conquered death, and if he is a part of us “in Christ”, and we are a part of him“the Body of Christ”, then we too can avoid being too afraid of death. Death can take manyforms: death of our human bodies, death of a relationship, death of moving from one...

At this time in which we live, many are losing hope in the future with so many challengesahead of us: climate change, wars, polarization and many more. We can becomeoverwhelmed.Yet during this uncertainty Jesus appears in this time of our discontent. When we say that...

As we let go of the Lenten season and celebrate the Christ’s resurrection, we are blessed withthe visitations that Christ gives to his apostles and disciples. These appearances bring withthem surprise and wonderment. They who were experiencing darkness and confusion...

As Christians we have a story to tell. It is an ancient story which is in line with architypesfound in religions from around the world as well. It is the story that out of death new life cancome. We see it in nature. From the death of winter emerges new life with the...

Impossible things keep happening when we rely on the inner strength of God working in usand through us. When we have surrendered to God’s plan for us, when we have received thisinner strength to carry out God’s plan, things begin to fall in place. What seemed...

We pray these words at every Mass giving God praise. When we praise God, a changecan come over us if we are aware of what we are doing. This means getting our mindoff from ourselves. We might be thinking what is going on in our life today and feelingthe emotions that...

One of the most effective ways of praying when we are faced with situations which arebeyond our control is to pray with the word “HELP”. This becomes a prayer to God thatadmits we are not in control and that we are putting our complete trust in God. This can bebeyond...

Filled with the Holy Spirit Jesus was led into the desert. He spent forty days living the desertlife. What people do not often realize about the desert is that besides being stark anddesolate, something wonderful can happen. The desert can also be full of life. Seeds...

To give yourself totally to your work or ministry takes not only dedication but much energyand great will power. Where will this energy come from? Eventually it will become clear thaton your own you can become very tired and drained and even bored with facing the...

The spiritual life requires opportunities to grow as an individual as well as be inrelationship with others. There are seasons in our life when we need the freedomto develop our own personalities and our unique gifts. Then there are seasons inour life when our task is...