Hearing His Love in an Ordinary Song I was mowing the grass with music playing through my noise cancelling headphones, not thinking about anything too deep. Just the usual rhythm of pushing the mower, turning at the end of each … Continue reading →
When the Advocate meets us in the Work we are Afraid to Carry I sat down to write a few words for a dinner, and the blank Word document felt more blank than it should have. It was only supposed … Continue reading →
Putting God First in the Time We Already Have I was in Confession, and as I started naming my sins, the first one I confessed was the one I always seemed to bring with me. I told Father I had … Continue reading →
She noticed before anyone asked The other night I was looking over numbers for an event I was helping oversee. RSVPs. Payments. Steaks. Sides. Desserts. Plates. Cups. Water. Every time I thought the list was close to finished, another detail … Continue reading →
When the Sky Went Black Darkness has been part of my past. For a long time, when I thought about darkness, I thought about sin. I thought about evil, shame, fear, and the places in my life where I had … Continue reading →
Known Beyond the Records
The other day I met someone who asked me if I was related to another person who shares my last name. It is one of those questions I get from time to time, and I knew the answer right away. No, I am not!
After They Took Him Down
On Good Friday, I was serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. After finishing my section, I was walking back toward the altar with the paten in my hands. On my way there, I passed the cross on the sanctuary steps. Earlier, we had all come forward to venerate it. It was still there, where we had honored the Lord’s Passion.
Mary Standing Where Love Remains
Last week, on Holy Thursday, my family and I followed a small group of parish friends from church to church for what people often call the Seven Churches. It is an old Holy Thursday practice, moving from one parish to another to pray before the place of repose and keep watch with the Lord.
Why I cannot stop hoping for Judas
When you were a kid, did you ever do something wrong, get caught, and immediately think, ‘My mom or dad is going to kill me when they find out?’
What good company can do to a guarded heart Last weekend I was helping lead a retreat, and during one of the breaks I found myself off to the side just watching the room. Some guys were refilling coffee. Some … Continue reading →