Writings for the Journey

As humans we need the experience of being touched. If an infant is not touched and held, its growth will be stifled. Jesus used to touch a person as part of the healing process. He cured the blind man with touch, only gradually restoring his sight by touch. In the age...

“Sing God a simple song. Lauda, laude. Make it up as you go along. Lauda, laude. God loves all simple things.” (Lenard Bernstein’s “Mass”) Sometimes our minds are filled with clutter. It could revolve around things we want, useless knowledge we receive from the...

When we look at the men Jesus chose to be his apostles, we discover men with definite flaws. Some were ambitious, impetuous, had sordid pasts, unable to grasp Jesus’ mission. Yet Jesus loved them and was willing to entrust with them his efforts to bring about the...

Life can go by fast as we settle into our daily routine. One day flows into another without our noticing the passing of time. Then there are the few times when light bursts forth in life when we can begin to see with new eyes. Things are not the same when things like...

When we consider our spiritual life, we are quite serious. We are thankful how God is leading us in very important ways. This is true, but sometimes we need to take a break. We are human, and there needs to be a time when we put “important” things aside and occupy...

What will heaven be like? Our society does not really deal with death well. How many commercials do we see or hear every day that are geared to promoting ways of having us look and feel young? The fact is that our life span is relatively short. Our earthly life will...

From day to day our lives can fall into a routine. One day blends into the next as the weeks, months and even years go by. Sometimes we wonder if God is doing anything new in us. Then all of a sudden as we climb step by step, we find ourselves on top of the mountain....

The sign of human life is related to our breathing. Most of the time we are unaware of this process. We do become aware of it when we have a cold. Sometimes our throat tickles, which can bring on a coughing spell. Our breath does also have something to do with our...

When we consider the mystery that we are the sons and daughters of God, we can look to Mary who was named the “Mother of God” by one of the early church counsels. She embodies the mystery that humanity and divinity can coexist in our human nature. She totally belongs...

Many times we forget to start our morning without first thanking God for the gift of life. Our God is the creator of our life and the source of each breath that we breathe. By taking time to be grateful to God, we begin our day on a wavelength the puts us in touch...