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July 2017

July 19, 2017
Family is the most basic expression of God's kingdom in this world.
July 04, 2017
It's been a hard year to be an American. There's been no end to the...

June 2017

June 18, 2017
This is how I felt becoming a father. It was something I had only experienced...

April 2017

April 26, 2017
This morning in Morning Prayer I was praying through a very old Easter hymn that...
April 22, 2017
The Christian life can be summarized as the living out of the pascal mystery in...
April 13, 2017
In Donald LaSalle's article, "Devotion Searching for a Place in the Liturgy: The Development of...

March 2017

March 01, 2017
  Like many of you, a cross formed from the ashes of burnt palms dons...

February 2017

February 22, 2017
My neighborhood park this morning was beautiful. I love the fog. It helps defuse the...
February 22, 2017
Many wonder at why we use the cross so much in Catholic life. We make...
February 20, 2017
Over the years I've heard a lot about importance of a dog in the life...

December 2016

December 20, 2016
Alexander Schmemann reminds me... "The Eucharist is a movement of adoration and praise in which...
December 18, 2016
Today I say thank you To the builders Who dig among the ruins of burned...
December 17, 2016
Emily Dickinson reminds us: “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the...
December 16, 2016
Coleridge called dew the gems of the mourning and the tears of "mournful eve." Each...
December 15, 2016
"The wild goose" is one of the lesser used terms for the Holy Spirit, but...
December 14, 2016
Been playing with natural frames and lenses. This is a good exercise. It opens my...
December 13, 2016
Time is too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too...
December 12, 2016
I ran into this mobile paint cart last week. I Love this. The whole of...
December 10, 2016
This picture reminds me that to focus on one thing means we leave something else...
December 08, 2016
The change we want to see in the world does not begin or end with...
December 07, 2016
There is such beauty in the naked branches. A twisted mess of Fingers raised to...
December 06, 2016
Found this little guy in a frozen pond this morning. I love the texture of...

November 2016

November 09, 2016
Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never...
November 07, 2016
To my christian friends who are voting for Trump. I know why you are doing...

February 2016

February 08, 2016
As you are probably aware, much of our civilization owes its existence to scribes. In...

January 2016

January 28, 2016
One of the great parts of being a Catholic is the variety of spiritual approaches...

November 2015

November 23, 2015
Father, We turn to you, turning all our life to you We turn away from...

October 2015

October 29, 2015
Things have been really quite here on my blog the last couple months. The reason...
October 01, 2015
Last week was powerful for me. The Pope's visit helped to stoke my passion for...

August 2015

August 18, 2015
I have been a longtime fan of Stephen Colbert. He's helped me to laugh through many...
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