Writings for the Journey

Where do we find Christ? He can come to us in many ways. He is present in the sacraments, through nature, through the normal experiences of our lives. But let us consider that Christ also comes to us in mystical experiences. This is the opportunity to be open through...

Pope Leo has written his first letter to Christians around the world. He is writing to make us aware of our Christian obligation to poor people. When we meet the poor and listen to them, we are meeting and listening to Christ. If Christ loves us, then we are called to...

Just as in Jesus’ life, we experience both vulnerability and fulfillment. As humans we cannot avoid being made aware of our vulnerability. There are times when we become all too aware of how vulnerable we really are. We lose something. We miss an opportunity to go...

Jesus says, “Unless you become like children you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” What is he telling us? If we pray out of a strong ego in our desire of becoming holy or perfect, we are placing our focus on ourselves. Little children place all of their attention...

“Give us THIS DAY our daily bread.” We pray Jesus’ prayer in the “Our Father.” Most of the time we find ourselves preoccupied with what has happened or what is going to happen. What about this day? What about this moment? It is here and now that God wants to meet us....

Jesus put in his road map for his followers almost the direct opposite what our society holds up as goals to be achieved. It wants us to strive for success and be winners, a future which comes with many possessions, consumption of pleasures, and power over others....

Jesus put in his road map for his followers almost the direct opposite what our society holds up as goals to be achieved. It wants us to strive for success and be winners, a future which comes with many possessions, consumption of pleasures, and power over others....

While religious men and women take a vow of obedience, every Christian needs to make following God’s will an important part of their spiritual growth. It is our prayer life that enables us to focus of the will of God. “Thy will be done according to thy word.” When we...

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...