A REFLECTION FOR FATHER’S DAY
Father’s Day is more than a date on the calendar. It’s a celebration of love and commitment. I think every father experiences, in his own way, the profound love God has for his children. From the moment a child is…
PENTECOST
One of the foundational pieces of our spiritual journey is this: to fully receive the invitation to ongoing transformation. To see, to hear, and to perceive in a new and deeper way. To allow basic truths to settle deeper into…
SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS
Ahhh… summertime! If we play our cards right, the season offers us some moments of rest, relaxation and reading – by a lake, in a nearby park, in our own backyard or on the porch. If you’re looking for inspirational…
LET’S BE “COMMUNICATORS OF HOPE”
In his first press conference after his election, Pope Leo XIV drew on the dream of his predecessor to lay out a vision for a world shaped by “communicators of hope.” Today (June 1) being the 59th annual World Day…
VISITATIONS
On this final day of May, the month of Mary, we celebrate the feast of the Visitation. We contemplate this passage from Luke’s Gospel that comes immediately after the account of the Annunciation. In those days Mary set out and…
“KINDNESS BEYOND EXPECTATION”
My deep gratitude and appreciation for that simple sentence was born during a time of quiet prayer. In a grace-filled moment, the Holy Spirit gently nudged me to consult a dictionary for the actual meaning of the word mercy. Raised…
POPE FRANCIS (1936-2025): MAY ETERNAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM
It was a fresh wind that sent the white smoke billowing away from the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on March 13, 2013. This ancient herald of a new pope was the first indication of how a…
EASTER: DRINKING THE CUP OF SALVATION
There are many Easters in my memory: from the ones experienced as a child with new dress-up clothes and maybe a special hat. (Easter bonnets were a real thing when I was young.) There were Easter baskets filled with treats,…
GOOD FRIDAY
Easter is about resurrection — new life springing forth. But before we can get to Easter, we have to go through the Passion of Jesus Christ, the narrative of his suffering, agony and death on the cross. We play out…
HOLY THURSDAY
In October of 2015 my wife Annette and I went on a tour of the Holy Land. Each place we visited there held its own special significance, but there was one in particular that stood out for me as the…