Companions on the Journey
At times each of us can become uncomfortable with total responsibility for our lives. But, is turning one’s “life and will” over to another the solution? Read more
At times each of us can become uncomfortable with total responsibility for our lives. But, is turning one’s “life and will” over to another the solution? Read more
It happened during recess, on the playground of Rathpeacon National School sometime in 1953. I was a first grader in a tiny rural academy with a total student population of about 80 boys and girls, among whom was my younger brother, Séamus. He had managed to incur my wrath and I had spoken some not very brotherly words, when all of a sudden, a low, threatening growl began to emanate from the heavens. I looked up, alarmed, in... Read more
"The question is not why God made a universe that includes suffering, but why does God endure all the suffering of the universe?" Read more
The sacraments of evolution continue even after physical death. The sense of separate self, that center of gravity of the identity, must continue to evolve. Read more
Truths are introduced into the world by us. You don’t prove music exists; rather, you play an instrument, and by your action, music manifests in the world. Read more
All souls are precious, bite-sized pieces of God. But in order to incarnate, we have to put extraordinary limits on ourselves. Can we remember who we are? Read more
Sunbeams are emanations from the sun, yet they appear to be distinct from each other and from the sun. That’s what souls are – emanations from God. Read more
There are two fundamental forces at work in how we relate to each other: love of life versus fascination and preoccupation with death. Read more
What are sacraments? Sacraments are the sacred understandings and celebrations of the milestones and the way stations on the road to spiritual evolution. Read more
What if I had known the charismatic god/man Jesus? What if I had listened to his words of a new way of life? What if I had witnessed his miracles? Read more
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