Writings for the Journey

We live busy lives. We have many obligations. We have people in our lives that we areconcerned about. We have concerns about ourselves – our health, about our ability offulfilling all of our obligations in our families, in our work, in the communities in which...

What happens when we experience the unconditional love that God has uniquely forus? First of all, God calls each of us by our name. God recognizes that particular partof us that reflects who God is. It is the way a mother or father sees in their daughterand son some...

Why is it that some find it difficult to not only believe but also to feel God’s unconditionallove? It could be that in their childhood the little child, which still exists within them, neverreally felt unconditional love from at least one of their parents. As a...

As we travel down the road on our pilgrimage, we are often met with obstacles. Fromtime to time when the going gets tough, we might ask ourselves the question, “What’shappening?” Why is it so important that I give up my daily routine in which I have becomecomfortable...

In a time of polarization, do we see the possibility of building a bridge? Part of ourhistory is our belief that all creation is a gift from God. We are here on this earth outof the “generosity of God.” It is God that has given us the gift of life. As individuals...

Why have so many in our country given up on being Catholic? There are many reasons forthis. I believe that this phenomenon is not mainly the result of doctrinal issues butbecause they have not had an experience of a religion that has reached out to them andtouched...

Does God get angry when we do something wrong? While Jesus is human, God isineffable. This means God is beyond our knowing. When we say that God is angry, whatwe are saying is that if we were God, this is how God would feel. We get some of ourlanguage about God’s...

One of the ways we can try to get control of our lives is by living out of our false self. Evenwhen we come to the realization that God loves us unconditionally, a false self canemerge with a kind of spiritual pride that could take over. “I am terrific. I have...

Sometimes it is easy for a person to bring closure quickly to things, rather than wait inorder to be sure. We see Jesus in St. Mark’s Gospel not wanting the people to broadcastthat he was the long awaited messiah when he performed a miracle. Scripture scholarsrefer to...