When Work, Worship, and the Heart fall out of Order I was sitting with my spiritual director the other day, talking through the ordinary mess of life, when a sentence came out of my mouth that made more sense than … Continue reading →
How Welcome keeps changing me On Father’s Day, I stood in front of my parish with only a couple minutes to speak. That is not much time. I had a short talk in my hand, and I knew exactly what … Continue reading →
Mercy, Marriage, and the Gift of More Time Getting older has its perks. Some of them good. Some of them not so good. One of the not so good parts is that once you reach a certain age, you have … Continue reading →
Opening Doors and Making Room for the Lord, Together My wife and I stood near the church entrance with song sheets in our hands. That was our job. Nothing complicated or dramatic. We were part of the Hospitality Team for … Continue reading →
Watching him serve, and remembering how love remains I was kneeling before Mass, saying my welcome and praise prayers to the Lord, thanking Him for the chance to be there. The church was settling. People were finding their seats. Then … Continue reading →
Why is he in the Creed? Have you ever said the Creed and wondered why we still say Pontius Pilate’s name? I had that thought one morning while praying the Rosary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate. For some reason, I … Continue reading →
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 →