Some Wisdom from John of the Cross
Today at Holy Hour I read this passage in “The Living Flame of Love,” by St. John of the Cross: He [The Holy Spirit] touches
Today at Holy Hour I read this passage in “The Living Flame of Love,” by St. John of the Cross: He [The Holy Spirit] touches
When I lived in Fort Bragg I would sometimes drive to a Church forty minutes away so that I could attend a Tridentine rite Latin
Here we are, one month into the New Year. (Is it still even a “New” year? Or is it just the year now?) How many
The idea for this post came to me last Saturday, the 4th, which was the feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. In the Office of
I understand why people want to believe the Q-Anon thing: It is easier and more comforting to believe that the evil is out there, organized,
For 9 months and 20 hours she bore Eve’s ancient curse, On her via dolorosa through the still Hospital halls, from Tabor to Calvary Hill.
Recently a trailer for the movie “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” came across my Facebook feed. It was not a typical trailer. Typically a movie
Earlier this week a friend of mine shared an article on Facebook, written by Melinda Selmys of Catholic Authenticity on Patheos. In the blog she
A few years ago I had the opportunity to give a talk at John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana. While I was there
What does the word integrity mean to you? Is it a catchphrase? Something that calls up vintage 1950’s sepia images of Boy Scouts saluting and
One of the most common allegations made against pro-lifers, specifically anti-abortion advocates, is that it is an example of a bunch of old white men
The following is an excerpt from the manuscript of a novel that I have been working on for a year and a half. Neither could
The following is an excerpt from the manuscript of a novel I have been working on for a year and a half. “So you are
Someone told me a few weeks ago, in the middle of a martial arts related discussion, “I think that stuff is cool, but I don’t
This has been a rough week for our family. On Wednesday our daughter, Evie, had a series of six seizures for no apparent reason. She had
Classical morality has often been described as the finding of a Golden Mean or Happy Medium between two extremes. We find this concept in Socrates,
O Father, Brother, Lord, And God, Spouse of my soul, Forgive my many sins, my crimes. Lave my wriggling, red, whinging soul And wipe away
With the transition of both houses and the presidency to GOP control, one of the promises that President Trump made seems to be coming to
One of the questions I struggle with sometimes is how much time I ought to be spending in prayer on a daily basis. This is
Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the skies drop it down. Let the earth open and salvation bud
There is a lot of talk these days in the post-election fracas about “safe spaces.” Most of the talk I have heard comes from conservative