OPEN TO QUESTION
Joan Chittister writes, “Now, it seems, life is more an exercise in questions than a catalogue of certainties. It is the unending process of an […]
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GIVEN GRACE
Grace cannot be employed without the Holy Spirit and His gifts. Grace is God’s nature transferred to us by a loving Father. The Holy Spirit […]
MIDDLE GROUND
Gregory Fruehwirth writes, “It would be pleasant to think that the spiritual life consisted of only two dimensions: the first being concern with outward behavior […]
THE LAST TIME
Gabriel Garcia Marquez writes, “Always say what you feel, and do what you think is good and right. If I knew that today would be […]
DEEP FRIENDSHIP
True friendship presupposes a pact of fidelity, a capability of giving without looking for a return. Friendship is above surface ideas and it is not […]
UNLESS YOU ABIDE
In the wonderful parable of the Vine and the branches in John’s gospel, we see the perfect union for our success and fruitfulness. We also […]
FEAR AND WORRY
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) wrote, “Let us leave our fears in the Beloved’s hands and let us forget the weakness of our nature which causes […]
TOUCHING THE GARMENT
Many of us are like the woman in Mark’s gospel who had been dealing with a hemorrhage for twelve years. There comes a time to […]
KNEE CAP LOTION
There’s lots of stuff I don’t know about and one of them is the many different kinds of Body Lotion on the market. Now, I […]