Writings for the Journey

Pope Leo’s pontificate has been devoted to two main areas: unity and peace. These important gifts of the Spirit are very much needed in these times. There are many divisions in families, communities, church, and world. People have made choices and taken a stand on...

Most of the time our minds are centered on what is going on in our world. We are involved in what thoughts and feelings we are experiencing, in what we will be dealing with in our day. We are concerned about how successful we might be or what mistakes we can avoid....

When we think of our spiritual journey, our mind pictures a trip we are taking to arrive at a particular destination. It can also refer to a journey we will take as we discover more about who we are and where we are headed. The Jewish people eventually came to the...

Jesus wants us to “remain in his love.” The joy that we experience during this Easter time comes from a new place. We normally live in the status quo. We perform through habits that we have repeated over and over again. These habits have become so engrained that we...

Christ is alive after his Resurrection. His presence is with us in many ways. He walks beside us never leaving us as we tend especially to our ministry of bringing his presence to the world. We are “in Christ” as St. Paul tells us over and over again in his letters....

Something new is about to happen. As Jesus lies dead in the grave on Holy Saturday, Mary Magdalene is experiencing the dark night. The Lord had prompted her to wash his feet with extravagant perfume. He who had created the meaning of her life is now dead. Her life now...

I am almost sure many of us have had the opportunity of singing sometimes with our brothers and sisters of different Christian faiths this little song, “Yes. Jesus loves me, Yes Jesus loves me, Yes Jesus loves me, for the Bible tells me so.” From these words come...

The Church is like a garden in which many flowers are planted. An example is the beauty of God’s creation. These flowers can represent the saints. They come with different histories and nationalities. They give witness to Christ being planted in different times and...

In Lent you provide me an opportunity for a change of heart so that I might grow even closer to you. Given my personality and history, it will not be so dramatic as St. Paul’s falling off his horse. It will probably come in small packages. It will probably not have...

Lent has us believing in the good news that Jesus’ coming into our world was for us to receive new life. We would be born again. Lent is a time to renew and be open to accepting the grace that is offered to us. Like Nicodemus in John’s Gospel, this new life requires...