

Forsaking the World
“Every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake,...


HABIT & RITUAL: Three Practical Steps Towards Holiness
“No other human factor is such an aid to success as our firm and steady resolve and a carefully worked-out regime....It is...


Know Thyself: The Healing Sacrament of Confession
“You have a job to do, soul, and a great one, if you like: examine yourself, what it is you are and how you act, where you come from, and...


From Insanity to Peace
”Ask for repentence in your prayer and nothing else, neither for divine lights, nor miracles, nor prophecies, nor spiritual gifts --...


God in the Eucharist: Marvelous Obsession
We have all known obsession. Earnest Hemingway was obsessed with writing. He spent years scrutinizing over his manuscripts. They were...


Contemplation, Wonder, Mystery
“Be Still and Know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10). Moses walked into the darkness which hung over the mountain. In the cloud of mystery, he...


When There Is No Hope
Hope is the word promised to the Church. Hope was the word on His resurrection day. Hope when he ascended. Hope when the spirit...


Habit & Ritual: The Work Is In Your Habits
“No other human factor is such an aid to success as our firm and steady resolve and a carefully worked-out regime....It is...


Wrestling with Truth
Jacob wrestled with God from dusk to dawn. At daybreak, our Lord saw that Jacob would not give it up. He touched his hip socket, putting...


Sacraments of Time and Community
Sacraments of Time and Community How can you learn to pray? You have to understand the sacramentality of time and community. The Church...

