Nature has always been a place of graced encounter with the Creator. The human person, as one created by God, is also the only part of creation upon whom God bestows his own image and likeness. Thus it follows that a truly graced place of encounter with God is precisely Read more…
Yesterday morning as I was picking up my breviary to pray, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the picture that serves as the screen saver on my laptop. More than anything, it was the open door to the barn that set my mind to thinking… I began Read more…
This past week, Luke’s Gospel spoke of the importance of the ¨heart¨, or the interior life. Luke, following his sermon on the mount, continues to instruct that “a good tree cannot bear rotten fruit no more than a bad tree can bear good fruit.” (cf Luke 6:43-45) He goes on Read more…
Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven. (Acts 1:11) It is hard for us to get our head and hearts Read more…