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The Scourging
When I was in college and working at a summer camp, I joined my cabin mate outside on the rocking chairs, and we prayed the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. When we came to the second mystery, the...
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Pulling a “Pilate”
The pastor of the parish that employs me is taking a different approach to the traditional Lenten devotion of praying the Stations of the Cross. Instead of rushing through the prayer in an attempt to...
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Hating My Neighbor
St. Patrick, going to Tara, to convert the Druids Take a moment and read the quote below. Let it sink in. Then read who said it. “I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize…If you believe that...
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Holy Thursday
Today is Holy Thursday. The focus is on two main components of our faith: the institution of the Eucharist and Christ washing the Apostle’s feet. And, if your parish is like most in the U.S., it is...
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New Seeds
One of my favorite prayers: from New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton: Justify my soul, O God, but also from Your fountains fill my will with your fire. Shrine in my mind, although perhaps this...
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Double-Edged Sword
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 This scripture...
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Defending the Garden
About a month ago, when my husband and I went on a marriage retreat, my parents flew in to help with our boys. They also gave me a great gift of planting a garden in the raised bed that my husband had...
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The Domesticated Jesus
At work we are going through the “Catholicism” series by Fr. Robert Barron. In the first episode, Fr. Barron is illustrating how St. Mark’s gospel uses the idea of the Davidic Warrior (from King David)...
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It’s so Difficult, or is It?
Obviously, we all face difficulties in life. In fact, it’s not far-fetched to say that life is difficult. Msgr. Charles Pope wrote a great article on a big reason why things can seem difficult: read it...
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But, Virtue is so Hard…
Surely we have all noticed how difficult it can be to develop good habits, much less develop virtue. Even St. Paul noted the difference between what he knew in his heart he should do, wanted to do, and...
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Things We Like to Think About…
Shoes with Brogueing My wife and I have an inside joke between us: we have things that we do and things we like to think we would like to do, but have no intention of doing… You read that right: Things...
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Ready to Serve, Sir…
Monday was Veteran’s Day. Reminiscing with some other veterans about all the ridiculous things that we did during our service got me thinking about how we relate to God as His servants, His soldiers. I...
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